Caregiver Jobs in Colfax, CA
Colfax is a small Placer County city of about 2,020 residents, where interstate traffic and a rail depot meet a town of roughly a thousand households. Requests posted for ZIP 95713 show above; the postings update as families publish them, and a wider radius adds Auburn and the rest of the foothills.
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Finding in-home caregiver jobs in Colfax
The state Department of Finance put Colfax at 2,020 people on January 1, 2026. The city describes itself as sitting where Interstate 80 meets State Route 174, at about 2,425 feet, and its visitor page warns that the weather is cooler and more changeable than in the valley. The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 sample counts 1,018 households, and 246 of them (24.2%) include someone 65 or older. About 164 households are an older adult living alone. The sample is small (308 residents 65 and over, give or take 119), so treat these as rough sizes. One figure stands out. ACS reports a disability for 63.3% of Colfax residents 65 and over, which suggests that many local requests will be hands-on: help with bathing, dressing, getting in and out of a chair, and getting to appointments.
Plan on driving. ACS shows 80.1% of Colfax workers driving alone, none commuting by public transit, and an average trip to work of 26.3 minutes, while 59 households (5.8%) have no vehicle. Most of the medical and nursing employers a caregiver here would apply to are in Auburn, so say in your profile whether you can take a client to visits there, and whether you are comfortable driving in winter weather.
Families looking for private caregivers near Colfax, CA
Real postings from families on CaregiverConnect, matched to Colfax by distance. 1 caregiver within 50 miles already have profiles here.
No open postings in Colfax right now
No family within 50 miles has an open posting today. Nearest current postings: California, CA, about 120 miles away. A profile created now is visible to Placer County families as soon as they join, and they can send you a direct request.
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Types of caregiver jobs in Colfax
In a town this size, posts tend to be specific: a few mornings a week of personal care for a parent with limited mobility, someone to drive to appointments in Auburn and wait, or extra hours after a hospital or rehab stay. IHSS cases are a common route into paid work, because the person receiving care can choose a relative, a neighbor or another caregiver they trust. If you are new, companionship, meal preparation and errands are realistic first jobs; a nursing assistant certificate opens shift work at the skilled nursing centers.
Senior caregiving · Personal care · Companion care · Dementia care · Respite care · Live-in · Overnight · Part-time and full-time
Caregiver pay in Colfax: how much caregivers make
Public figures first, then what they mean for private work. Statistics describe employed aides across the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo); private rates on CaregiverConnect are agreed between each caregiver and family and are not tracked by any agency.
| Measure | Hourly | Source and coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Home health and personal care aides, Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom, CA metro (Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo) | $16.50 median ($17.20 mean) | BLS OEWS, May 2025; 60,350 jobs; concentration 2.02× national |
| IHSS provider wage, Placer County | $19.38 | CDSS; effective September 1, 2026 |
| California minimum wage | $16.90 | effective January 1, 2026 |
Who is the employer. A family that hires you directly is your employer under California's Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The state minimum wage ($16.90 an hour from 1 January 2026; some cities set more, for example $17.75 in the City of San Diego) is the legal floor, and a personal attendant earns overtime at 1.5× after 9 hours in a day or 45 in a week. The main exceptions are IHSS recipients and an employer's own parent, spouse or child. Source: California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ.
About 9.5% of Colfax's labor force was unemployed, on average, between August 2025 and August 2026, according to EDD estimates, against 4.2% for Placer County and 5.3% for California. Colfax's labor force is only about 1,100 people and EDD derives small-place estimates from county totals, so read the figure as approximate; the monthly values ranged from 8.1% to 10.4%. For someone looking for steady hours close to home, a Placer County IHSS case at $19.38 an hour is worth knowing about.
The UC Berkeley Labor Center inventory lists no local minimum wage for Colfax, so the state's $16.90 is the legal floor when a family hires you privately. A personal attendant who works past 9 hours in a day or 45 hours in a week earns time and a half for the extra time. ACS puts the median household income in Colfax at $72,788 and the median gross rent at $1,553, so many households can pay for a few private hours but not full-time care. Ask early whether the client already has, or could qualify for, IHSS hours.
How to enroll as a provider in Placer County, with the office phone lines and orientation steps, is in the IHSS Placer County guide. IHSS wages for every county we cover, with effective dates, are in the IHSS pay by county guide.
How the public numbers relate to private rates, and what affects them, is covered in the caregiver pay guide.
Caregiver requirements in California, applied to Colfax
Colfax adds no local permit to state rules. A family can hire you directly for non-medical help without any state license, and only aides employed by a licensed home care organization must be on the Home Care Aide Registry. CDSS licensing files from May 2025 list no licensed home care organization in Colfax; four are in Auburn. To be paid through IHSS, you enroll with the Placer County IHSS Public Authority, whose main line is 530-889-7115; new providers can reach enrollment support on 916-787-8859. The Public Authority recruits and screens providers, so ask it which background check form to take to a Live Scan site before you book one. Caregivers who are paid for their work are mandated reporters of suspected elder or dependent adult abuse. The California requirements guide has the full rules.
Training and career resources near Colfax
Transport, fingerprinting and training a Colfax caregiver can use, each checked on the provider's site or an archived copy in October 2026.
- Placer County Transit Route 40 (Alta/Colfax)A deviated fixed route that can leave the freeway by up to three quarters of a mile, linking the Auburn Amtrak station, the Colfax Amtrak station and the Alta store twice each weekday. In the archived timetable, eastbound buses reach Colfax Depot at 7:20 a.m. and 3:35 p.m.; westbound buses leave Colfax Depot at 8:20 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. and reach Auburn Station 40 minutes later. One-way fare $1.25, or $0.60 for seniors, youth and riders with disabilities. A February 2026 alert confirms the route still runs; call 530-745-7570 before relying on it.
- Live Scan fingerprinting in AuburnThe Attorney General lists the Auburn Police Department at 1215 Lincoln Way (walk-ins Monday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., $15 rolling fee) and the Placer County Sheriff at 2929 Richardson Drive (weekdays by appointment, $20). Two private sites on Grass Valley Highway and Bell Road charge $25 and $30.
- Sierra College Precertification Nursing Assistant TrainingA one-semester, 16-week course that makes you eligible for the state CNA certification exam. Students are fingerprinted at the Rocklin campus and need a physical exam and immunization proof at their own expense before patient care.
- Placer County IHSS Public Authority registryThe Public Authority recruits and screens providers and keeps a registry that matches them with IHSS consumers who need a caregiver. Registry support: 916-787-8836.
- Western Sierra Medical Clinic, Auburn sitesHRSA lists this health center at 11720 Education Street, 3720 Grass Valley Highway and 3257 Professional Drive in Auburn, 530-537-3000.
Colfax in numbers
By ACS measures Colfax is not an especially old town: the survey gives a median age of 35.8, and 12.8% of residents are 65 or over, with 66 people aged 85 and up. Just under a quarter (24.0%) of employed residents work in education, health care or social assistance. Veterans are 9.6% of adults. Fewer than half of occupied homes (44.6%) are owner-occupied, and the median owner home value is $434,300. About 6.1% of residents aged five and up speak Spanish at home. The city's seniors page points older residents to the Sierra Vista Community Center on School Street, which hosts tai chi, contra dancing and senior aerobics, and to the American Legion and VFW hall on Sunset Circle.
No hospital, nursing home or licensed clinic has a Colfax address in CDPH's facility listing (data date September 16, 2026). In Auburn it lists Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital on Education Street (70 licensed beds) and five skilled nursing centers with 554 beds between them, the largest being Westview Healthcare Center (205). CDSS files list 21 licensed elder care homes in Auburn with 463 beds, and no open one in Colfax. Those Auburn employers are where a Colfax CNA would look for shifts. See the Placer County page for county services, and nearby pages for Auburn and Grass Valley.
How to find private caregiver jobs in Colfax (no agency)
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Caregiver jobs near Colfax
Families often post from neighbouring towns. Set your travel radius in your profile and you will appear in their searches too.
Colfax is part of Placer County; the hub pages list every town and area they cover.
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Elsewhere in Placer County: Roseville
Useful reading
How to become a caregiver in California: requirements, HCA registry, IHSS and CNA explained · How much do caregivers make in California and Arizona? BLS, IHSS and minimum wage (2026) · Private caregiver jobs near you: how to find them without an agency · Caregiver interview preparation: questions families ask and how to answer them
- California EDD, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), 12-month average August 2025 to August 2026
- California Department of Finance, Report E-1 (2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year profiles DP02–DP05, Colfax city
- City of Colfax, demographics
- City of Colfax, travel information
- City of Colfax, for seniors
- CDSS, IHSS wages by county
- BLS OEWS May 2025, metropolitan area estimates
- UC Berkeley Labor Center, inventory of local minimum wage ordinances
- California DIR, Domestic Worker Bill of Rights FAQ
- Placer County IHSS Public Authority (archived March 4, 2025)
- Placer County Transit, Route 40 Alta/Colfax and timetables (archived February–March 2025) and route alert (archived March 6, 2026)
- California Attorney General, Live Scan locations, Placer County
- Sierra College, Precertification Nursing Assistant Training
- HRSA, health center service delivery sites
- CDPH, Licensed and Certified Healthcare Facility Listing (data date September 16, 2026)
- CDSS Community Care Licensing, facility files (file date May 25, 2025)
Caregiver jobs in Colfax: frequently asked questions
Can I commute from Colfax to an Auburn job by bus?
Only on a tight schedule. Placer County Transit Route 40 makes two weekday trips each way between the Colfax and Auburn Amtrak stations, with no weekend service on that route. A shift that starts before about 9 a.m. or ends after about 4 p.m. in Auburn is hard to reach without a car.
What is the IHSS rate for a Colfax client?
$19.38 an hour, the Placer County rate since September 1, 2026, per the CDSS county wage table. IHSS pay follows the client's county of residence, not yours, so a case across a county line carries that county's figure.
Is the Colfax unemployment figure reliable?
It is an estimate. EDD put Colfax at about 9.5% over the twelve months to August 2026, more than double Placer County's 4.2%, but the labor force behind it is only about 1,100 people, and EDD models small places from county data.
Are there care homes or home care agencies in Colfax?
State files show no open elder care home and no licensed home care organization with a Colfax address; the only licensed residential facility is a six-bed adult care home on Milk Ranch Road. The skilled nursing centers, elder care homes and agencies are in Auburn.
Where do I get fingerprinted for IHSS near Colfax?
The closest sites on the Attorney General's Placer County list are in Auburn. The police department on Lincoln Way takes walk-ins three afternoons a week for a $15 rolling fee, and the Sheriff's office on Richardson Drive works by appointment.
How do Colfax families find caregivers?
They post on the Colfax family page, and those posts show up in the list above. Creating a caregiver profile is free, and families pay you directly with no commission taken.
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