Mendocino County is the gateway to the northern California region. Located along the Pacific Coast, it is on the Highway 101 corridor and within a 2 hour drive of the San Francisco Bay area. Mendocino County boasts a rural lifestyle with a rich diversity of cultural and recreational opportunities. There are 4 incorporated cities: Fort Bragg, Point Arena, Willits, and Ukiah, the county seat. Our traditional industries are timber manufacturing, fishing, tourism and the wine industry. Mendocino County is an excellent place to work, live and play.
Labor Costs
| Sample Mendocino County Wages for 1Q 2007 |
|
Occupation
|
SOC
|
Median Hourly Wage (50th percentile)
|
| Sales Managers |
11-2022
|
$32.60
|
| Computer & Information Systems Managers |
11-3021
|
$32.82
|
| Compensation and Benefits Managers |
11-3041
|
$33.95
|
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
15-1031
|
$30.18
|
| Computer Support Specialists |
15-1041
|
$17.63
|
| Retail Salespersons |
41-2031
|
$9.70
|
| Data Entry Keyers |
43-9021
|
$11.25
|
| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic |
51-4011
|
$14.19
|
Source: http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov Updated 7/07
NOTE: This data is for the North Coast Region, which consists of the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. |
Higher Education and Training
Transportation
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Distance From Major Cities
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|
City
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Distance/Direction*
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Sacramento, CA
|
146 miles southeast
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Los Angeles, CA
|
487 miles south
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Portland, OR
|
609 miles north
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Las Vegas, NV
|
678 miles southeast
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Phoenix, AZ
|
860 miles southeast
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Seattle, WA
|
781 miles north
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| Source: Mapquest |
*from Ukiah |
| Air Transportation |
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Airport
|
Distance
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| San Francisco International Airport (SFO) |
128 miles
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| Oakland International Airport |
127 miles
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| Sacramento International Airport (SMF) |
138 miles
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| Source: Mapquest |
*from Ukiah |
Quality of Life
| Healthcare Services |
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Facility
|
Information
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| Mendocino Coast District Hospital |
Mendocino Coast District Hospital is a 25-bed acute care facility. MCDH provides emergency, inpatient and outpatient services, and healthcare education to prevent, manage and treat chronic and acute conditions. Source: MCDH website |
| Frank R Howard Memorial Hospital |
Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital is part of Adventist Health, a not-for-profit, faith-based health system operating in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.Founded on the Seventh-day
Adventist heritage of Christian health care, Adventist Health is comprised of 19 hospitals with more than 2,800 beds, 18,000 employees, numerous clinics and outpatient facilities, 16 home
care agencies and three joint-venture retirement centers.Source: FRHMH website |
| Ukiah Valley Medical Center |
Ukiah Valley Medical Center is a 78-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Ukiah. It operates with 24-hour emergency and acute care services. Source:UVMC website |
For further information on a Mendocino County business location, please explore the following websites or or contact Alison O'Sullivan at Upstate California, 866-726-4332.
Economic Development & Financing Corporation of Mendocino County
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