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Work & commute · John Day

Work & commute in John Day, OR

About one in 3 of John Day’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Long Creek (9%), Portland (5%) and Canyon City (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
36%
246 of 688 working residents
Typical commute
12 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
17 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 442 John Day residents head out of town to work, 246 work right here, and 755 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in John Day.

442live here, work elsewhere
246live and work here
755work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where John Day goes to work

Mount VernonPrairie CityLong CreekCanyon CityJohn DayLakeviewBurnsLa GrandeBaker CityPendletonBendSalemPortlandLong CreekPortlandCanyon CityPrairie CityBaker CityBendSalemPendletonLa GrandeJohn Day
1
John Day (in town)right here
36%246
2
Long Creek21.7 mi away
9%61
3
Portland196.4 mi away
5%36
4
Canyon City1.8 mi away
5%33
5
Prairie City12.5 mi away
3%18
6
Baker City60.6 mi away
2%14
7
Bend119.1 mi away
2%13
8
Salem202.8 mi away
2%12
9
Pendleton87.1 mi away
2%11
10
La Grande75.7 mi away
1%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%236

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

How far

How far John Day commutes

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

49%Under 10 mi
12%10–24 mi
2%25–50 mi
37%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

John Day is balanced between jobs and homes

1.45jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in John Day are

1,001 jobs are based in John Day. Here is what they are, next to the jobs John Day’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in John Day

1,001 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs John Day residents hold

688 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month55%
−13%

Jobs based in John Day, 2013 → 2023: 1,144 → 1,001. 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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