Work & commute · Altamont

Work & commute in Altamont, OR

Most working residents leave Altamont for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Klamath Falls (43%), Medford (3%) and Bend (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

1,306 of 7,614 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,308 Altamont residents head out of town to work, 1,306 work right here, and 2,694 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Altamont.

6,308live here, work elsewhere

1,306live and work here

2,694work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Altamont goes to work

Klamath Falls2.9 mi away

43%3,286

Altamont (in town)right here

17%1,306

Medford58.4 mi away

3%223

Bend130.1 mi away

2%140

Portland235.3 mi away

1%99

Salem199.2 mi away

1%84

Boise City, ID294.3 mi away

1%69

Ashland49.8 mi away

1%57

Grants Pass83.7 mi away

1%56

Running Y Ranch9.3 mi away

1%50

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%2,244

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Altamont commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

71%

24%

71%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Altamont is a commuter town

0.53jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.53 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Altamont are

4,000 jobs are based in Altamont. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Altamont’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Altamont

4,000 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Altamont residents hold

7,614 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+9%

Jobs based in Altamont, 2013 → 2023: 3,681 → 4,000. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.