2024 Demographics
Employment Data for Region: South County
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Population 16+: Unemployed
Region: South County
8.74%
County: Santa Cruz
6.92%
State: California
7.31%
| Workers by Means of Transportation to Work | Region: South County | County: Santa Cruz | State: California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | |
| Worked at Home | 3,700 | 9.20% | 25,292 | 19.26% | 3,043,813 | 16.38% |
| Walked | 798 | 1.98% | 5,204 | 3.96% | 423,314 | 2.28% |
| Bicycle | 271 | 0.67% | 2,333 | 1.78% | 126,321 | 0.68% |
| Carpooled | 5,250 | 13.05% | 10,803 | 8.23% | 1,673,134 | 9.00% |
| Drove Alone | 27,873 | 69.27% | 81,671 | 62.18% | 12,433,241 | 66.91% |
| Public Transport | 318 | 0.79% | 2,122 | 1.62% | 568,986 | 3.06% |
| Other | 2,029 | 5.04% | 3,915 | 2.98% | 311,943 | 1.68% |
| Workers by Travel Time to Work | Region: South County | County: Santa Cruz | State: California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | |
| Under 15 Minutes | 9,592 | 25.44% | 34,218 | 30.30% | 3,642,851 | 22.12% |
| 15 - 29 Minutes | 14,633 | 38.81% | 41,629 | 36.86% | 5,976,724 | 36.29% |
| 30 - 44 Minutes | 7,668 | 20.34% | 17,348 | 15.36% | 3,647,439 | 22.15% |
| 45 - 59 Minutes | 2,633 | 6.98% | 9,521 | 8.43% | 1,363,684 | 8.28% |
| 60+ Minutes | 3,178 | 8.43% | 10,233 | 9.06% | 1,837,563 | 11.16% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry | Region: South County | County: Santa Cruz | State: California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| Accommodation/Food Services | 2,620 | 6.28% | 10,064 | 7.42% | 1,307,504 | 6.89% |
| Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt | 2,136 | 5.12% | 5,149 | 3.80% | 879,955 | 4.64% |
| Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt | 5,895 | 14.14% | 6,067 | 4.47% | 405,081 | 2.13% |
| Entertainment/Rec Svcs | 572 | 1.37% | 3,678 | 2.71% | 454,676 | 2.40% |
| Construction | 2,942 | 7.05% | 8,731 | 6.44% | 1,283,597 | 6.76% |
| Educational Svcs | 2,872 | 6.89% | 15,969 | 11.77% | 1,639,524 | 8.64% |
| Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse | 1,539 | 3.69% | 6,228 | 4.59% | 1,105,502 | 5.83% |
| Health Care/Soc Asst | 5,088 | 12.20% | 16,699 | 12.31% | 2,471,148 | 13.02% |
| Information | 502 | 1.20% | 3,456 | 2.55% | 549,819 | 2.90% |
| Mgmt of Companies | 60 | 0.14% | 87 | 0.06% | 22,340 | 0.12% |
| Total Manufacturing | 3,204 | 7.68% | 10,403 | 7.67% | 1,697,980 | 8.95% |
| Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin | 2,370 | 5.68% | 6,855 | 5.05% | 908,185 | 4.79% |
| Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin | 1,769 | 4.24% | 14,599 | 10.76% | 1,791,270 | 9.44% |
| Public Administration | 1,703 | 4.08% | 4,989 | 3.68% | 882,316 | 4.65% |
| Retail Trade | 4,631 | 11.10% | 14,700 | 10.84% | 1,941,839 | 10.23% |
| Transport/Warehse/Utils | 2,108 | 5.05% | 4,836 | 3.56% | 1,134,192 | 5.98% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,693 | 4.06% | 3,160 | 2.33% | 499,475 | 2.63% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation | Region: South County | County: Santa Cruz | State: California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| Architect/Engineer | 421 | 1.01% | 3,618 | 2.67% | 487,907 | 2.57% |
| Arts/Entertain/Sports | 488 | 1.17% | 4,119 | 3.04% | 556,133 | 2.93% |
| Building Grounds Maint | 2,539 | 6.09% | 4,922 | 3.63% | 721,544 | 3.80% |
| Business/Financial Ops | 1,460 | 3.50% | 6,681 | 4.92% | 1,091,352 | 5.75% |
| Community/Soc Svcs | 834 | 2.00% | 3,146 | 2.32% | 328,327 | 1.73% |
| Computer/Mathematical | 421 | 1.01% | 5,703 | 4.20% | 772,990 | 4.07% |
| Construction/Extraction | 2,112 | 5.06% | 5,598 | 4.13% | 916,963 | 4.83% |
| Edu/Training/Library | 1,662 | 3.99% | 9,905 | 7.30% | 1,053,658 | 5.55% |
| Farm/Fish/Forestry | 4,947 | 11.86% | 4,986 | 3.68% | 270,757 | 1.43% |
| Food Prep/Serving | 2,061 | 4.94% | 8,123 | 5.99% | 975,894 | 5.14% |
| Health Practitioner/Tec | 1,187 | 2.85% | 7,625 | 5.62% | 1,033,392 | 5.45% |
| Healthcare Support | 1,886 | 4.52% | 3,585 | 2.64% | 717,821 | 3.78% |
| Maintenance Repair | 1,410 | 3.38% | 2,817 | 2.08% | 491,793 | 2.59% |
| Legal | 156 | 0.37% | 1,017 | 0.75% | 241,634 | 1.27% |
| Life/Phys/Soc Science | 464 | 1.11% | 3,056 | 2.25% | 265,394 | 1.40% |
| Management | 3,752 | 9.00% | 18,054 | 13.31% | 2,116,680 | 11.16% |
| Office/Admin Support | 4,399 | 10.55% | 12,862 | 9.48% | 1,999,487 | 10.54% |
| Production | 2,372 | 5.69% | 4,950 | 3.65% | 872,700 | 4.60% |
| Protective Svcs | 542 | 1.30% | 2,110 | 1.56% | 387,396 | 2.04% |
| Sales/Related | 3,406 | 8.17% | 11,999 | 8.84% | 1,769,392 | 9.33% |
| Personal Care/Svc | 1,005 | 2.41% | 3,312 | 2.44% | 486,789 | 2.57% |
| Transportation/Moving | 4,180 | 10.02% | 7,482 | 5.51% | 1,416,400 | 7.46% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group | Region: South County | County: Santa Cruz | State: California | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| White Collar | 18,650 | 44.72% | 87,785 | 64.70% | 11,716,346 | 61.75% |
| Blue Collar | 10,074 | 24.16% | 20,847 | 15.37% | 3,697,856 | 19.49% |
| Service and Farm | 12,980 | 31.12% | 27,038 | 19.93% | 3,560,201 | 18.76% |
Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.