Work & commute · Astoria

Work & commute in Astoria, OR

About one in 3 of Astoria’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portland (12%), Warrenton (8%) and Seaside (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

1,527 of 4,620 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,093 Astoria residents head out of town to work, 1,527 work right here, and 3,400 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Astoria.

3,093live here, work elsewhere

1,527live and work here

3,400work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Astoria goes to work

Astoria (in town)right here

33%1,527

Portland71.8 mi away

12%532

Warrenton5.6 mi away

8%381

Seaside14.6 mi away

4%179

Salem95.3 mi away

3%150

Hillsboro62.4 mi away

2%107

Beaverton68.6 mi away

2%77

Cannon Beach21.8 mi away

1%58

Tigard72.5 mi away

1%46

Vancouver, WA69.8 mi away

1%45

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%1,518

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

How far

How far Astoria commutes

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

47%

43%

47%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

43%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Astoria is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Astoria are

4,927 jobs are based in Astoria. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Astoria’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Astoria

4,927 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Astoria residents hold

4,620 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+9%

Jobs based in Astoria, 2013 → 2023: 4,501 → 4,927. 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.