Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety46#496/924
Economy73#254/925
Housing60#371/925
Health64#335/925
Healthcare61#356/923
Environment52#442/917
Education78#207/925
Infrastructure49#473/925
Community55#416/925
Leisure & amenities98#20/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bishop, CA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Public EV charging ports · high64.4 /10k
100/100California 17.4 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high3.3 /10k
99/100California 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high3.9 /10k
99/100California 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low22.5%
98/100California 32.8%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Preventable hospital stays · low1,297 /100k
98/100California 2,428 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high12.7 /10k
97/100California 8.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Traffic deaths · high52.6 /100k
0/100California 10.7 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Median Air Quality Index · high55
5/100California 602025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Social associations · low5.4 /10k
6/100California 6.2 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New homes permitted · low0.3 /1k
6/100California 2.8 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Days with unhealthy air · high3.6%
8/100California 12.4%2025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Violent crime rate · high535 /100k
9/100California 433 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureImproving
100% (2021) → 12% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−88 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
49.3% (2010 & 2021) → 86.9% (2022 & 2024)
+38 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
New business applicationsImproving
5.1 /1k (2020) → 9.0 /1k (2025)
+77%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
63.4 /100k (2021) → 19.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−70%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Property crime rateImproving
1,895 /100k (2020) → 655 /100k (2025)
−65%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Days with unhealthy airImproving
15.0% (2020) → 3.6% (2025)
−11 pts5 years

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bishop, CA micropolitan area improved on 13 of 19 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 0 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Grocery stores+46%2.6 /10k → 3.9 /10k
High school++4.4 points88.6% → 93.0%
Gyms+57%1.1 /10k → 1.7 /10k
Rent burden−7.9 points43.4% → 35.5%
Property crime−65%1,895 /100k → 655 /100k

Declined3

Pharmacies−30%1.6 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Traffic deaths+31%40.1 /100k → 52.6 /100k
Restaurants−7%14.2 /10k → 13.2 /10k

All 19 measures

Change of every measure of Bishop, CA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	9.5 /10k2020	12.7 /10k2025	+34%	Improved	90%
Average commute time	16.5 min2015-2019	16.0 min2020-2024	−0.5 min	Little change	78%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%2015-2019	31.5%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Improved	83%
Broadband subscriptions	80.3%2015-2019	85.1%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Improved	8%
Distance to an airport	88 mi2020	88 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	27.1 /100k2020	19.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−29%	Improved	56%
Grocery stores	2.6 /10k2020	3.9 /10k2025	+46%	Improved	97%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+57%	Improved	90%
High school diploma or higher	88.6%2015-2019	93.0%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Improved	93%
Income adjusted for local prices	$56,4672019	$72,7392024	+29%	Improved	27%
New business applications	5.1 /1k2020	9.0 /1k2025	+77%	Improved	85%
Pharmacies	1.6 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−30%	Declined	8%
Property crime rate	1,895 /100k2020	655 /100k2025	−65%	Improved	97%
Public libraries	3.3 /10k2019	3.3 /10k2024	−1.7%	Little change	50%
Rent-burdened households	43.4%2015-2019	35.5%2020-2024	−7.9 points	Improved	95%
Restaurants and bars	14.2 /10k2020	13.2 /10k2025	−7%	Declined	20%
Traffic deaths	40.1 /100k2015-2019	52.6 /100k2020-2024	+31%	Declined	17%
Unemployment rate	8.3%2020	4.6%2025	−3.7 points	Improved	73%
Violent crime rate	713 /100k2020	535 /100k2025	−25%	Improved	65%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Bishop, CA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bishop, CA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bishop, CA micropolitan area itself moved +4.3 points in standing on average over the same 20 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

18,739 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

18,739 residents

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

White58%10,874
Black0.5%†98
Hispanic or Latino24%4,529
Asian1.5%279
American Indian and Alaska Native9.3%1,734
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†19
Other or two or more races6.4%1,206

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

13,770 residents (±157)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma7.0%961
High school or GED27%3,755
Some college27%3,736
Associate degree7.1%981
Bachelor's degree19%2,617
Graduate degree12%1,720

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

8,040 households (±209)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k18%1,431
$25k–50k17%1,384
$50k–75k16%1,272
$75k–100k13%1,042
$100k–150k18%1,478
$150k–200k6.9%556
$200k or more11%877

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

8,040 households (±209)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Own66%5,339
Rent34%2,701

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,418 households (±308)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75018%†439
$750–1,00017%†404
$1,000–1,50031%743

Home values

5,339 homes (±272)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k26%1,393
$150k–250k15%†781
$250k–400k15%785
$400k–750k

Age of homes

9,524 homes (±111)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later3.5%337
2000–20099.5%904
1980–199928%2,643
1960–197935%3,290

Size of homes

9,524 homes (±111)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Studio5.1%†489
1 bedroom11%1,024
2 bedrooms30%2,817
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

8,346 workers (±321)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone65%5,399
Carpool14%1,177
Public transit0.7%†55
Walk3.6%†299
Bike3.0%†247
Work from home12%982
Other2.2%†187

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

7,364 workers (±372)

Bishop, CA micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min63%4,612
15–29 min17%1,251
30–44 min6.5%†482
45–59 min

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Bishop, CA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Bishop, CA has 505 employer establishments, 274 for every 10,000 residents (1.10× the US rate of 248), with 5,048 paid employees at an average annual pay of $53,612. The Census Bureau also counts 1,353 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 505; 1,353 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 274; US 248
Paid employees: 5,048
Average annual pay: $53,612; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Bishop, CA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	49	26.6	1.45×More than typical	737	$28,083	10
Traveler accommodation	42	22.8	12.6×More than typical	515	$41,076	11
Ambulatory health care services	34	18.5	0.89×About typical	310	$69,077	77
Specialty trade contractors	28	15.2	0.98×About typical	150	$78,773	71
Construction of buildings	22	11.9	1.58×More than typical	54	$57,315	59
Full-service restaurants	19	10.3	1.34×More than typical	299	$28,716	7
Limited-service restaurants	19	10.3	1.29×More than typical	312	$28,304	—
Gasoline stations	18	9.8	3.01×More than typical	134	$39,284	—
Lessors of real estate	16	8.7	0.71×Fewer than typical	38	$43,789	100
Offices of physicians	14	7.6	1.17×About typical	20	$105,300	26
Automotive repair and maintenance	12	6.5	1.29×More than typical	63	$52,079	13
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	11	6	2.25×More than typical	256	$34,500	20

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 18,420 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $76M on contracts performed in Bishop, CA micropolitan area: $4,184 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $76M; +402% vs FY2025
Per resident: $4,184; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.2%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Park Service$73.9M97%
Forest Service$2.1M2.7%
Departmental Offices$301.3K0.4%
Federal Acquisition Service$293.2K0.4%
Bureau of Land Management$191.1K0.3%
U.S. Special Operations Command$5,4980.0%

Top recipients

PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$69.5M92%
GIDEON CONTRACTING, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$1.7M2.2%
SYCAN CORP$951.2K1.3%
GENCO SYSTEMS INC$709.6K0.9%
COPPER MOUNTAIN SERVICES LLC$391.6K0.5%

Spending by fiscal year

6.3MFY2017
24.9MFY2018
14MFY2019
24.4MFY2020
6.7MFY2021
19.6MFY2022
20.9MFY2023
37.9M

Top industries (NAICS)

Utility system construction · 2371$69.8M92%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$1.7M2.2%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$1.3M1.6%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$510.3K0.7%
Water, sewage and other systems · 2213$384.2K0.5%
Activities related to credit intermediation · 5223$336K0.4%

Largest awards

DEVA 318717 - "REHABILITATE FURNACE CREEK AND COW CREEK WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS."$69.5M
PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.· Inyo County, CA· Construction & real property· Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026· 140P2026C0037
CA ER INYO 2023-4(1) WHITNEY PORTAL ROAD ROAD REPAIR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT$7.6M
STEELHEAD CONSTRUCTORS JV· Inyo County, CA· Construction & real property· Jul 3, 2024 – Apr 27, 2026· 6982AF24F00063N
CA ERFO NP DEVA 2022-1(2) SALT CREEK INTERPRETIVE TRAIL$6.6M
MWC GROUP, INC.· Inyo County, CA· Construction & real property· Nov 8, 2024 – Jan 12, 2026· 6982AF25C000004
CA ERFO NP DEVA 2023-3(1) STORM REPAIRS CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS ON MULTIPLE ROUTES

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $206.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Bishop, CA micropolitan area: $11,368 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $206.4M; −20% vs FY2025
Per resident: $11,368; US $12,955
Loan face value: $3.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$86.3M42%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$69.2M34%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$9.3M4.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$6M2.9%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$5.5M2.7%
10.760 · Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities$4.7M2.3%
14.867 · Indian Housing Block Grants$2.9M1.4%
84.041 · Impact Aid$2.8M1.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA$74M36%
SACRAMENTO, CA
CITY OF BISHOP CITY HALL$4.7M2.3%
BISHOP, CA
BISHOP PAIUTE TRIBE$2.2M1.1%
BISHOP, CA
BISHOP UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT$2M1.0%
BISHOP, CA
TOIYABE INDIAN HEALTH PROJECT, INC.$1.9M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$99.6M48%
Federal Highway Administration$74M36%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$10.1M4.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Rural Utilities Service$4.7M2.3%
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education$3.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

120.6MFY2021
205.7MFY2022
143.1MFY2023
121.8MFY2024
258.4MFY2025
206.4MFY2026

County aggregates

53%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Bishop, CA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Inyo CountyCentral county5818,158

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

BishopPrincipal city3,778

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in California

Areas based in California, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Bishop, CA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Bishop, CA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in California

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined3

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought