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Work and Jobs in Bakersfield, California (CA) Detailed Stats: Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute

 

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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Bakersfield, California was 243,072 / 324,463

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Educational services11.7% (11,945)6.2% (3,446)18.2% (8,499)
Health care9.3% (9,442)4.1% (2,278)15.3% (7,164)
Public administration6.8% (6,925)7.2% (3,991)6.3% (2,934)
Construction6.7% (6,810)11.1% (6,138)1.4% (672)
Accommodation and food services6.4% (6,496)5.8% (3,223)7.0% (3,273)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.2% (4,282)4.4% (2,409)4.0% (1,873)
Finance and insurance4.1% (4,134)2.5% (1,387)5.9% (2,747)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4.0% (4,110)5.4% (2,967)2.4% (1,143)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction3.8% (3,893)6.2% (3,437)1.0% (456)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.8% (3,841)4.3% (2,378)3.1% (1,463)
Social assistance2.6% (2,606)0.6% (355)4.8% (2,251)
Food and beverage stores2.4% (2,428)2.2% (1,189)2.6% (1,239)
Truck transportation1.8% (1,885)3.1% (1,722)0.3% (163)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.8% (1,882)2.1% (1,143)1.6% (739)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.8% (1,875)1.8% (971)1.9% (904)
Repair and maintenance1.8% (1,874)3.0% (1,643)0.5% (231)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.8% (1,822)1.1% (614)2.6% (1,208)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.6% (1,641)2.2% (1,217)0.9% (424)
Personal and laundry services1.4% (1,400)0.7% (397)2.1% (1,003)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.4% (1,383)1.5% (856)1.1% (527)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.3% (1,314)1.0% (557)1.6% (757)
Food1.1% (1,124)1.2% (667)1.0% (457)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.0% (988)1.0% (564)0.9% (424)
Utilities0.9% (963)1.5% (807)0.3% (156)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.9% (960)1.4% (748)0.5% (212)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.9% (931)1.3% (725)0.4% (206)
Petroleum and coal products0.7% (701)1.1% (608)0.2% (93)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.7% (693)1.1% (609)0.2% (84)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.7% (688)0.5% (267)0.9% (421)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.6% (657)0.4% (228)0.9% (429)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.6% (610)0.5% (255)0.8% (355)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.6% (587)0.8% (419)0.4% (168)
U. S. Postal service0.6% (584)0.5% (277)0.7% (307)
Other direct selling establishments0.5% (559)0.6% (350)0.4% (209)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5% (499)0.7% (363)0.3% (136)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.5% (492)0.3% (158)0.7% (334)
Private households0.4% (458)0.0% (18)0.9% (440)
Rail transportation0.4% (444)0.8% (428)0.0% (16)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4% (428)0.5% (264)0.4% (164)
Metal and metal products0.3% (353)0.6% (306)0.1% (47)
Printing and related support activities0.3% (350)0.5% (250)0.2% (100)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3% (343)0.2% (94)0.5% (249)
Gasoline stations0.3% (339)0.3% (181)0.3% (158)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3% (330)0.2% (132)0.4% (198)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (298)0.3% (180)0.3% (118)
Machinery0.3% (283)0.3% (193)0.2% (90)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.3% (282)0.4% (223)0.1% (59)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (273)0.4% (213)0.1% (60)
Transportation equipment0.3% (273)0.4% (211)0.1% (62)
Plastics and rubber products0.3% (272)0.4% (194)0.2% (78)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (270)0.4% (197)0.2% (73)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2% (246)0.4% (226)0.0% (20)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.2% (200)0.3% (165)0.1% (35)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.2% (191)0.3% (161)0.1% (30)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (189)0.2% (131)0.1% (58)
Apparel0.2% (173)0.1% (30)0.3% (143)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2% (168)0.2% (111)0.1% (57)
Warehousing and storage0.2% (167)0.2% (138)0.1% (29)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.2% (161)0.3% (153)0.0% (8)
Computer and electronic products0.2% (157)0.2% (111)0.1% (46)
Air transportation0.2% (154)0.2% (104)0.1% (50)
Paper0.1% (153)0.2% (112)0.1% (41)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.1% (149)0.1% (47)0.2% (102)
Chemicals0.1% (145)0.2% (117)0.1% (28)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.1% (143)0.2% (101)0.1% (42)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.1% (141)0.1% (45)0.2% (96)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1% (140)0.2% (100)0.1% (40)
Book stores and news dealers0.1% (137)0.1% (79)0.1% (58)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1% (120)0.2% (89)0.1% (31)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (112)0.2% (105)0.0% (7)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (103)0.2% (103)0.0% (0)
Music stores0.1% (94)0.1% (57)0.1% (37)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (86)0.2% (86)0.0% (0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.1% (79)0.1% (73)0.0% (6)

Most common occupations in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2000 (%)

 

2008 Data

2000 Data

Occupation

All

Males

Females

All

Males

Females
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.3% (5,598)3.6% (2,597)5.2% (3,001)4.0% (4,080)4.4% (2,407)3.6% (1,673)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.3% (5,589)4.1% (2,937)4.6% (2,652)3.8% (3,843)4.4% (2,450)3.0% (1,393)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors4.1% (5,310)1.8% (1,314)6.9% (3,996)4.2% (4,254)1.7% (952)7.1% (3,302)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers3.7% (4,770)6.6% (4,727)0.1% (43)3.0% (3,083)5.1% (2,839)0.5% (244)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.5% (4,599)4.0% (2,872)3.0% (1,727)3.8% (3,906)4.5% (2,508)3.0% (1,398)
Agricultural workers including supervisors3.2% (4,153)3.9% (2,816)2.3% (1,337)3.0% (3,016)3.6% (1,993)2.2% (1,023)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers3.0% (3,951)1.1% (776)5.5% (3,175)3.8% (3,923)1.3% (717)6.9% (3,206)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors2.9% (3,746)4.0% (2,864)1.5% (882)2.5% (2,552)3.6% (2,002)1.2% (550)
Other production occupations including supervisors2.6% (3,441)4.0% (2,870)1.0% (571)2.2% (2,205)3.0% (1,632)1.2% (573)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.6% (3,402)3.9% (2,785)1.1% (617)2.2% (2,277)2.4% (1,342)2.0% (935)
Laborers and material movers, hand2.6% (3,353)3.2% (2,319)1.8% (1,034)1.8% (1,807)2.4% (1,327)1.0% (480)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing2.6% (3,318)2.5% (1,767)2.7% (1,551)2.2% (2,261)2.7% (1,501)1.6% (760)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.5% (3,296)1.9% (1,348)3.3% (1,948)3.2% (3,242)3.0% (1,681)3.3% (1,561)
Cooks and food preparation workers2.3% (3,018)2.3% (1,634)2.4% (1,384)1.8% (1,806)1.9% (1,026)1.7% (780)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.0% (2,656)3.6% (2,598)0.1% (58)2.3% (2,386)4.1% (2,240)0.3% (146)
Cashiers2.0% (2,537)0.7% (486)3.5% (2,051)2.1% (2,169)1.0% (541)3.5% (1,628)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.9% (2,473)0.9% (616)3.2% (1,857)2.3% (2,380)0.8% (428)4.2% (1,952)
Health technologists and technicians1.9% (2,433)0.8% (605)3.1% (1,828)1.3% (1,344)0.7% (388)2.0% (956)
Registered nurses1.8% (2,387)0.1% (107)3.9% (2,280)1.6% (1,655)0.3% (159)3.2% (1,496)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations1.8% (2,350)0.4% (272)3.6% (2,078)1.6% (1,609)0.4% (221)3.0% (1,388)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.8% (2,310)2.0% (1,421)1.5% (889)1.2% (1,190)1.1% (634)1.2% (556)
Secretaries and administrative assistants1.8% (2,281)0.1% (102)3.7% (2,179)2.2% (2,206)0.1% (75)4.6% (2,131)
Construction laborers1.7% (2,230)3.0% (2,186)0.1% (44)0.7% (710)1.3% (695)0.0% (15)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.6% (2,137)0.6% (408)3.0% (1,729)1.6% (1,679)1.0% (576)2.4% (1,103)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.5% (1,994)2.8% (1,994)0.0% (0)1.5% (1,551)2.8% (1,536)0.0% (15)
Other protective service workers including supervisors1.5% (1,923)1.8% (1,277)1.1% (646)0.7% (667)0.9% (483)0.4% (184)
Metal workers and plastic workers1.4% (1,776)2.5% (1,776)0.0% (0)0.9% (878)1.5% (825)0.1% (53)
Business operations specialists1.4% (1,773)1.2% (883)1.5% (890)1.6% (1,656)1.2% (663)2.1% (993)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.4% (1,769)2.5% (1,769)0.0% (0)1.3% (1,310)2.4% (1,310)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers1.3% (1,715)2.4% (1,715)0.0% (0)1.1% (1,127)2.0% (1,104)0.0% (23)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.3% (1,700)0.7% (500)2.1% (1,200)1.5% (1,520)0.3% (152)2.9% (1,368)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers1.3% (1,674)1.3% (939)1.3% (735)0.8% (775)0.3% (168)1.3% (607)
Computer specialists1.2% (1,619)2.0% (1,409)0.4% (210)1.0% (1,013)1.5% (805)0.4% (208)
Personal appearance workers1.2% (1,583)0.2% (154)2.5% (1,429)0.8% (845)0.3% (149)1.5% (696)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides1.2% (1,534)0.2% (147)2.4% (1,387)1.3% (1,338)0.4% (215)2.4% (1,123)
Child care workers1.1% (1,479)0.4% (273)2.1% (1,206)1.4% (1,428)0.1% (62)2.9% (1,366)
Waiters and waitresses1.0% (1,356)0.5% (393)1.7% (963)1.1% (1,102)0.4% (211)1.9% (891)
Top executives1.0% (1,331)1.7% (1,213)0.2% (118)1.4% (1,463)2.3% (1,266)0.4% (197)
Secondary school teachers1.0% (1,265)0.8% (561)1.2% (704)1.5% (1,564)1.3% (740)1.8% (824)
Accountants and auditors0.9% (1,164)0.2% (165)1.7% (999)0.8% (864)0.7% (408)1.0% (456)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.8% (1,063)0.2% (125)1.6% (938)0.9% (942)0.2% (117)1.8% (825)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.8% (1,012)0.2% (161)1.5% (851)0.8% (820)0.7% (407)0.9% (413)
Customer service representatives0.7% (950)0.7% (481)0.8% (469)1.3% (1,335)0.7% (401)2.0% (934)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.7% (942)1.3% (942)0.0% (0)0.9% (962)1.7% (936)0.1% (26)
Engineers0.7% (928)1.1% (810)0.2% (118)1.3% (1,349)2.3% (1,250)0.2% (99)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.6% (829)1.2% (829)0.0% (0)0.5% (561)0.9% (494)0.1% (67)
Physicians and surgeons0.6% (827)1.2% (827)0.0% (0)0.4% (449)0.7% (401)0.1% (48)
Other healthcare support occupations0.6% (809)0.2% (157)1.1% (652)1.0% (1,026)0.1% (79)2.0% (947)
Other financial specialists0.6% (808)0.3% (202)1.0% (606)0.9% (961)0.9% (524)0.9% (437)
Bus drivers0.6% (757)0.3% (220)0.9% (537)0.4% (365)0.3% (177)0.4% (188)
Religious workers0.6% (718)0.7% (489)0.4% (229)0.4% (376)0.5% (295)0.2% (81)
Postsecondary teachers0.5% (698)0.1% (46)1.1% (652)0.6% (619)0.5% (271)0.7% (348)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.5% (683)0.5% (337)0.6% (346)0.6% (646)0.8% (422)0.5% (224)
Extraction workers0.5% (661)0.9% (661)0.0% (0)0.7% (700)1.3% (695)0.0% (5)
Media and communication equipment workers0.5% (660)0.5% (381)0.5% (279)0.6% (581)0.5% (263)0.7% (318)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.5% (629)0.5% (339)0.5% (290)0.6% (620)0.7% (394)0.5% (226)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.5% (593)0.8% (593)0.0% (0)0.3% (318)0.6% (318)0.0% (0)
Financial managers0.5% (589)0.2% (175)0.7% (414)0.6% (606)0.4% (231)0.8% (375)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.4% (568)0.7% (509)0.1% (59)0.2% (232)0.3% (159)0.2% (73)
Electricians0.4% (554)0.8% (554)0.0% (0)0.6% (648)1.2% (639)0.0% (9)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.4% (552)0.8% (552)0.0% (0)0.4% (380)0.7% (380)0.0% (0)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.4% (491)0.2% (122)0.6% (369)0.3% (346)0.2% (114)0.5% (232)
Lawyers0.4% (484)0.4% (293)0.3% (191)0.5% (538)0.7% (379)0.3% (159)
Farmers and farm managers0.4% (465)0.5% (341)0.2% (124)0.5% (527)0.8% (442)0.2% (85)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.4% (462)0.3% (236)0.4% (226)0.4% (363)0.4% (233)0.3% (130)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.3% (448)0.5% (342)0.2% (106)0.9% (942)1.1% (634)0.7% (308)
Therapists0.3% (443)0.3% (220)0.4% (223)0.5% (494)0.3% (167)0.7% (327)
Life and physical scientists0.3% (438)0.5% (383)0.1% (55)0.5% (472)0.7% (367)0.2% (105)
Food processing workers0.3% (432)0.3% (215)0.4% (217)0.2% (246)0.2% (138)0.2% (108)
Carpenters0.3% (349)0.5% (349)0.0% (0)0.6% (583)1.1% (583)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.3% (333)0.5% (333)0.0% (0)0.3% (271)0.5% (263)0.0% (8)
Communications equipment operators0.2% (310)0.2% (178)0.2% (132)0.1% (63)0.0% (16)0.1% (47)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.2% (275)0.4% (275)0.0% (0)0.2% (164)0.2% (114)0.1% (50)
Assemblers and fabricators0.2% (257)0.3% (201)0.1% (56)0.4% (375)0.5% (251)0.3% (124)
Special education teachers0.2% (223)0.0% (0)0.4% (223)0.3% (256)0.1% (33)0.5% (223)
Art and design workers0.2% (214)0.3% (214)0.0% (0)0.3% (286)0.3% (167)0.3% (119)
Air transportation workers0.2% (205)0.3% (205)0.0% (0)0.1% (139)0.3% (139)0.0% (0)
Plant and system operators0.1% (187)0.3% (187)0.0% (0)0.4% (404)0.7% (386)0.0% (18)
Social scientists and related workers0.1% (169)0.1% (76)0.2% (93)0.3% (284)0.3% (187)0.2% (97)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.1% (131)0.2% (131)0.0% (0)0.1% (137)0.2% (96)0.1% (41)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.1% (108)0.0% (0)0.2% (108)0.2% (165)0.1% (53)0.2% (112)
Painters and paperhangers0.1% (98)0.1% (98)0.0% (0)0.3% (283)0.5% (267)0.0% (16)
Legal support workers0.1% (96)0.1% (48)0.1% (48)0.5% (498)0.2% (129)0.8% (369)
Other transportation workers0.0% (60)0.1% (60)0.0% (0)0.2% (160)0.3% (149)0.0% (11)
Printing workers0.0% (57)0.0% (0)0.1% (57)0.2% (198)0.3% (150)0.1% (48)
Woodworkers0.0% (57)0.1% (57)0.0% (0)0.1% (134)0.2% (123)0.0% (11)
Rail and water transportation workers0.0% (48)0.1% (48)0.0% (0)0.3% (294)0.5% (294)0.0% (0)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Bakersfield:

11.2%
California:

11.5%
Unemployment in 2008:
Bakersfield:

6.7%
California:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2007:
Bakersfield:

5.6%
California:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2006:
Bakersfield:

5.2%
California:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2005:
Bakersfield:

5.8%
California:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2004:
Bakersfield:

6.9%
California:

6.2%
Unemployment in 2003:
Bakersfield:

7.2%
California:

6.8%
Unemployment in 2002:
Bakersfield:

6.8%
California:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2001:
Bakersfield:

5.9%
California:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2000:
Bakersfield:

5.7%
California:

4.9%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.7%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.9%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.9%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.9%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

7.1% (8,783)
California:

5.1% (786,551)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    10.0% (6,879)
    California:

    6.8% (576,632)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    3.5% (1,904)
    California:

    3.1% (209,919)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

4.9% (5,983)
California:

4.2% (641,948)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    6.3% (4,362)
    California:

    5.7% (479,301)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    3.0% (1,621)
    California:

    2.4% (162,647)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

7.1% (8,701)
California:

4.9% (750,588)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    11.0% (7,597)
    California:

    6.2% (522,237)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    2.0% (1,104)
    California:

    3.3% (228,351)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

6.9% (8,516)
California:

8.5% (1,299,102)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    9.3% (6,395)
    California:

    10.2% (862,269)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    3.9% (2,121)
    California:

    6.4% (436,833)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

10.3% (12,734)
California:

8.8% (1,346,531)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    10.0% (6,908)
    California:

    9.0% (761,963)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    10.8% (5,826)
    California:

    8.5% (584,568)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

13.8% (16,958)
California:

13.7% (2,100,124)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    14.0% (9,692)
    California:

    13.2% (1,114,197)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    13.4% (7,266)
    California:

    14.4% (985,927)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

17.2% (21,138)
California:

11.6% (1,778,184)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    11.4% (7,879)
    California:

    9.7% (818,023)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    24.5% (13,259)
    California:

    14.0% (960,161)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

8.2% (10,069)
California:

11.7% (1,796,811)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    6.5% (4,523)
    California:

    10.6% (892,263)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    10.2% (5,546)
    California:

    13.2% (904,548)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

3.2% (3,890)
California:

5.9% (903,541)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    2.6% (1,803)
    California:

    4.9% (413,641)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    3.9% (2,087)
    California:

    7.1% (489,900)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

3.8% (4,674)
California:

8.0% (1,229,588)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.2% (2,191)
    California:

    7.1% (596,300)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    4.6% (2,483)
    California:

    9.2% (633,288)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

3.1% (3,772)
California:

3.5% (536,546)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    2.2% (1,495)
    California:

    3.0% (250,520)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    4.2% (2,277)
    California:

    4.2% (286,026)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

1.3% (1,562)
California:

1.6% (237,662)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    0.8% (530)
    California:

    1.4% (117,708)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.9% (1,032)
    California:

    1.7% (119,954)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Bakersfield:

5.4% (6,625)
California:

6.6% (1,005,267)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    4.7% (3,265)
    California:

    6.5% (545,184)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    6.2% (3,360)
    California:

    6.7% (460,083)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Bakersfield:

8.0% (9,835)
California:

5.9% (901,012)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    8.1% (5,584)
    California:

    5.9% (495,691)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    7.9% (4,251)
    California:

    5.9% (405,321)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

4.8% (4,740)
California:

4.2% (606,086)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

4.3% (4,311)
California:

3.6% (523,209)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

4.9% (4,861)
California:

4.8% (692,256)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

7.1% (7,092)
California:

8.4% (1,216,867)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

10.2% (10,222)
California:

9.4% (1,362,830)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

15.4% (15,332)
California:

13.8% (2,006,950)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

17.7% (17,680)
California:

13.7% (1,986,831)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

8.9% (8,911)
California:

10.9% (1,577,815)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

3.5% (3,486)
California:

5.4% (778,152)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

5.0% (4,989)
California:

6.7% (972,355)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

2.0% (2,012)
California:

2.9% (414,479)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Bakersfield:

1.2% (1,205)
California:

1.3% (189,005)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Bakersfield:

6.0% (5,948)
California:

6.0% (865,284)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Bakersfield:

6.4% (6,380)
California:

5.3% (776,167)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,600 (2.6% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,931 (+0.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 65,935 (66.1%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Bakersfield

Working at home in 2008 - California

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Bakersfield

Working at home in 2000 - California

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Bakersfield:

2.5% (3,351)
California:

2.3% (348,095)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    2.6% (1,750)
    California:

    2.1% (181,211)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    2.4% (1,601)
    California:

    2.4% (166,884)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bakersfield:

10.8% (14,302)
California:

9.1% (1,387,039)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    9.0% (6,068)
    California:

    7.9% (669,196)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    12.6% (8,234)
    California:

    10.5% (717,843)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bakersfield:

17.4% (23,160)
California:

13.8% (2,118,497)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    17.0% (11,476)
    California:

    12.8% (1,079,403)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    17.9% (11,684)
    California:

    15.1% (1,039,094)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bakersfield:

25.8% (34,362)
California:

15.8% (2,412,566)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    24.4% (16,526)
    California:

    15.1% (1,273,150)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    27.3% (17,836)
    California:

    16.6% (1,139,416)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bakersfield:

18.0% (23,924)
California:

14.8% (2,261,682)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    17.4% (11,787)
    California:

    14.8% (1,246,159)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    18.6% (12,137)
    California:

    14.8% (1,015,523)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bakersfield:

4.4% (5,871)
California:

5.8% (890,865)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.2% (2,145)
    California:

    5.8% (491,979)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    5.7% (3,726)
    California:

    5.8% (398,886)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bakersfield:

9.8% (12,986)
California:

14.8% (2,264,796)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    11.2% (7,582)
    California:

    15.3% (1,295,082)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    8.3% (5,404)
    California:

    14.1% (969,714)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bakersfield:

1.7% (2,240)
California:

2.5% (384,737)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.4% (955)
    California:

    2.6% (221,702)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    2.0% (1,285)
    California:

    2.4% (163,035)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bakersfield:

1.3% (1,790)
California:

3.9% (594,403)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.7% (1,177)
    California:

    4.1% (348,111)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    0.9% (613)
    California:

    3.6% (246,292)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bakersfield:

3.4% (4,568)
California:

7.8% (1,198,857)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    4.9% (3,324)
    California:

    8.4% (711,763)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.9% (1,244)
    California:

    7.1% (487,094)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bakersfield:

2.2% (2,892)
California:

6.5% (998,180)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.5% (2,348)
    California:

    7.4% (621,037)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    0.8% (544)
    California:

    5.5% (377,143)
90 or more minutes:
Bakersfield:

2.7% (3,530)
California:

2.9% (447,836)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.6% (2,462)
    California:

    3.6% (302,222)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.6% (1,068)
    California:

    2.1% (145,614)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Bakersfield:

2.8% (2,754)
California:

2.2% (324,703)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bakersfield:

11.5% (11,504)
California:

8.8% (1,280,443)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bakersfield:

19.8% (19,799)
California:

13.3% (1,930,263)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bakersfield:

22.7% (22,668)
California:

14.9% (2,157,970)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bakersfield:

16.3% (16,281)
California:

13.8% (2,004,060)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bakersfield:

3.7% (3,723)
California:

5.4% (782,241)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bakersfield:

7.8% (7,795)
California:

13.9% (2,025,657)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bakersfield:

1.1% (1,111)
California:

2.5% (366,487)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bakersfield:

1.5% (1,497)
California:

3.6% (528,043)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bakersfield:

4.2% (4,159)
California:

7.9% (1,151,598)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bakersfield:

2.9% (2,915)
California:

6.4% (933,123)
90 or more minutes:
Bakersfield:

3.0% (2,963)
California:

3.3% (483,698)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Bakersfield:

31.3% (540)
California:

22.5% (165,465)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Bakersfield:

79.8% (76,189)
California:

62.8% (8,314,215)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Bakersfield:

22.0% (379)
California:

28.4% (209,003)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Bakersfield:

10.5% (10,024)
California:

20.5% (2,711,184)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Bakersfield:

14.1% (243)
California:

16.0% (117,783)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Bakersfield:

4.1% (3,916)
California:

7.8% (1,033,815)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Bakersfield:

32.6% (563)
California:

33.1% (243,786)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Bakersfield:

5.6% (5,315)
California:

8.9% (1,173,035)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bakersfield

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bakersfield (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bakersfield (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - California

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - California (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - California (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Bakersfield

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - California

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Bakersfield:

81.5% (111,535)
California:

73.0% (11,783,251)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    79.0% (54,820)
    California:

    73.1% (6,474,852)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    84.1% (56,715)
    California:

    72.9% (5,308,399)
Carpooled:
Bakersfield:

11.6% (15,933)
California:

11.6% (1,870,263)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    13.3% (9,241)
    California:

    11.7% (1,036,611)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    9.9% (6,692)
    California:

    11.4% (833,652)
Bus or trolley bus:
Bakersfield:

1.1% (1,517)
California:

3.9% (624,224)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.0% (682)
    California:

    3.5% (309,860)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.2% (835)
    California:

    4.3% (314,364)
Bicycle:
Bakersfield:

0.5% (696)
California:

1.0% (158,046)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.0% (696)
    California:

    1.3% (117,175)
Walked:
Bakersfield:

1.1% (1,483)
California:

2.8% (446,576)
    Walked - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.3% (878)
    California:

    2.7% (236,790)
    Walked - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    0.9% (605)
    California:

    2.9% (209,786)
Other means:
Bakersfield:

1.3% (1,812)
California:

1.3% (211,362)
    Other means - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.8% (1,283)
    California:

    1.6% (143,368)
    Other means - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    0.8% (529)
    California:

    0.9% (67,994)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Bakersfield:

77.1% (76,885)
California:

71.8% (10,432,462)
Carpooled:
Bakersfield:

15.6% (15,581)
California:

14.5% (2,113,313)
Bus or trolley bus:
Bakersfield:

1.6% (1,569)
California:

3.8% (549,425)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Bakersfield:

0.0% (48)
California:

0.1% (21,158)
Subway or elevated:
Bakersfield:

0.0% (17)
California:

0.7% (107,711)
Railroad:
Bakersfield:

0.0% (9)
California:

0.3% (41,022)
Ferryboat:
Bakersfield:

0.0% (5)
California:

0.0% (6,831)
Taxicab:
Bakersfield:

0.1% (77)
California:

0.1% (9,890)
Motorcycle:
Bakersfield:

0.3% (341)
California:

0.2% (36,262)
Bicycle:
Bakersfield:

0.5% (528)
California:

0.8% (120,567)
Walked:
Bakersfield:

1.3% (1,316)
California:

2.9% (414,581)
Other means:
Bakersfield:

0.8% (793)
California:

0.8% (115,064)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Bakersfield:

83.1% (76,885)
California:

83.2% (10,432,462)
In 2 person carpool:
Bakersfield:

11.6% (10,725)
California:

12.5% (1,564,905)
In 3 person carpool:
Bakersfield:

2.8% (2,606)
California:

2.6% (330,732)
In 4 person carpool:
Bakersfield:

1.4% (1,336)
California:

1.0% (119,364)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Bakersfield:

0.7% (616)
California:

0.5% (57,036)
In 7+ person carpool:
Bakersfield:

0.3% (298)
California:

0.3% (41,276)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Bakersfield:

64.1% (65,353)
California:

68.0% (10,009,465)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    69.9% (38,607)
    California:

    71.1% (5,716,697)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    57.2% (26,746)
    California:

    64.3% (4,292,768)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Bakersfield:

2.3% (2,306)
California:

2.7% (402,392)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.0% (1,638)
    California:

    3.6% (290,657)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.4% (668)
    California:

    1.7% (111,735)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Bakersfield:

5.4% (5,497)
California:

5.7% (845,536)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    3.0% (1,633)
    California:

    3.8% (303,997)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    8.3% (3,864)
    California:

    8.1% (541,539)
Local government workers:
Bakersfield:

13.3% (13,589)
California:

8.3% (1,218,764)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    9.6% (5,278)
    California:

    6.2% (495,927)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    17.8% (8,311)
    California:

    10.8% (722,837)
State government workers:
Bakersfield:

5.8% (5,881)
California:

4.0% (594,953)
    State government workers - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    4.9% (2,723)
    California:

    3.2% (255,434)
    State government workers - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    6.8% (3,158)
    California:

    5.1% (339,519)
Federal government workers:
Bakersfield:

1.5% (1,575)
California:

2.3% (344,354)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    1.6% (860)
    California:

    2.5% (198,555)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    1.5% (715)
    California:

    2.2% (145,799)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Bakersfield:

7.4% (7,507)
California:

8.5% (1,249,530)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    8.0% (4,392)
    California:

    9.5% (760,853)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    6.7% (3,115)
    California:

    7.3% (488,677)
Unpaid family workers:
Bakersfield:

0.3% (293)
California:

0.4% (53,934)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Bakersfield:

    0.2% (98)
    California:

    0.3% (23,230)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Bakersfield:

    0.4% (195)
    California:

    0.5% (30,704)

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