Work & commute · Elmira

Work & commute in Elmira, OR

Most working residents leave Elmira for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Eugene (46%), Springfield (5%) and Portland (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 205 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 200 Elmira residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 197 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elmira.

200live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

197work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elmira goes to work

Eugene11.9 mi away

46%94

Springfield18.7 mi away

5%11

Portland107 mi away

4%9

Salem61.2 mi away

2%5

Elmira (in town)right here

2%5

Coburg15.6 mi away

2%4

Junction City12.4 mi away

2%4

Veneta1.7 mi away

1%3

Florence37.7 mi away

1%3

Coos Bay64.7 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%64

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

How far

How far Elmira commutes

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

18%

54%

21%

18%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elmira is balanced between jobs and homes

0.99jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Elmira are

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

Jobs based in Elmira

202 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Elmira residents hold

205 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+38%

Jobs based in Elmira, 2013 → 2023: 146 → 202. 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.