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Work & commute in Beavercreek · A commuter town

97% of Beavercreek’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Beavercreek for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Portland (25%), Oregon City (9%) and Tigard (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Work in town
3%
74 of 2,147 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Time each way
32 min
More than OR (23 min)
Work from home
17%
Less than OR (19%)
Jobs based here
1,006
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Beavercreek?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

25% of working residents work in Portland

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

GladstoneMolallaCanby: 61 residents work here (3%)MilwaukieWilsonville: 54 residents work here (3%)Tualatin: 67 residents work here (3%)Oregon City: 192 residents work here (9%)Tigard: 85 residents work here (4%)AlbanyGresham: 50 residents work here (2%)Hillsboro: 67 residents work here (3%)Salem: 66 residents work here (3%)Portland: 540 residents work here (25%)MulinoBeavercreekPortlandOregon CityTigardTualatinHillsboroSalemBeavercreek
1
Portland19 mi away
25%540
2
Oregon City5.8 mi away
9%192
3
Tigard16.6 mi away
4%85
4
Beavercreek (in town)right here
3%74
5
Tualatin14.5 mi away
3%67
6
Hillsboro26.6 mi away
3%67
7
Salem35.2 mi away
3%66
8
Canby8.8 mi away
3%61
9
Wilsonville12.9 mi away
3%54
10
Gresham15.6 mi away
2%50
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%891
The top trips

Where Beavercreek clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

Beavercreek makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods

1,006 jobs are based in Beavercreek. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beavercreek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in BeavercreekJobs Beavercreek residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%25%
Trade, transport & utilities7%20%
Services: health, schools, offices55%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%20%
Over $3,333 a month58%69%

Who does it

29 or younger25%17%
30 to 5449%55%
55 and older26%28%
+138%

Jobs based in Beavercreek, 2013 → 2023: 422 → 1,006. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Oregon

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
245 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Beavercreek32 min
Oregon23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

of Beavercreek workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10

How Beavercreek ranks on commute time →

Day and night

Beavercreek quiets down on a workday

On a workday 2,073 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 932 people come in from elsewhere.

2,073live here, work elsewhere
74live and work here
932work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night4,900
Workday3,800
4,900live here− 2,100head out to work+ 930come in to work= 3,800on a workday

About 3,800 people are in Beavercreek on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.47jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Beavercreek commutes less than 15 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi40 miPortland: 25% · 19 miOregon City: 9% · 5.8 miTigard: 4% · 16.6 miTualatin: 3% · 14.5 miHillsboro: 3% · 26.6 miSalem: 3% · 35.2 miCanby: 3% · 8.8 miWilsonville: 3% · 12.9 miGresham: 2% · 15.6 miPortland 25%Oregon City 9%Tigard 4%Hillsboro 3%Beavercreek
BeavercreekTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi622 residents
57%10–24 mi1,226 residents
8%25–50 mi181 residents
5%Over 50 mi112 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Next door

Beavercreek and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Oregon City (9%). Darker towns draw more of Beavercreek’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Oregon City27 min
Mulino29 min
Beavercreek32 min
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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