Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, OR

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Salem (25%), Portland (7%) and Monmouth (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
12%
464 of 4,026 working residents
Typical commute
12 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,562 Independence residents head out of town to work, 464 work right here, and 1,924 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

3,562live here, work elsewhere
464live and work here
1,924work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Independence goes to work

MonmouthIndependenceDallasKeizerMcMinnvilleCorvallisAlbanyHillsboroSalemPortlandFour CornersSalemPortlandMonmouthCorvallisDallasAlbanyMcMinnvilleKeizerHillsboroIndependence
1
Salem9.7 mi away
25%1,001
2
Independence (in town)right here
12%464
3
Portland54 mi away
7%288
4
Monmouth1.6 mi away
6%243
5
Corvallis20.3 mi away
4%180
6
Dallas7.2 mi away
4%143
7
Albany16.7 mi away
3%129
8
McMinnville24.4 mi away
2%83
9
Keizer13.1 mi away
2%76
10
Hillsboro47.9 mi away
2%73
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%1,346

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

How far

How far Independence commutes

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

36%Under 10 mi
35%10–24 mi
15%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

2,388 jobs are based in Independence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Independence

2,388 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Independence residents hold

4,026 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month59%
+35%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 1,771 → 2,388. 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.

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