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Work & commute · Merlin

Work & commute in Merlin, OR

Most working residents leave Merlin for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Grants Pass (34%), Medford (12%) and Roseburg (2%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
14 of 453 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
36 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
20%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 439 Merlin residents head out of town to work, 14 work right here, and 346 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Merlin.

439live here, work elsewhere
14live and work here
346work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Merlin goes to work

Rogue RiverEagle PointCentral PointAshlandWilsonvilleGrants PassRoseburgEugeneMedfordSalemPortlandWhite CityRedwoodMerlinGrants PassMedfordRoseburgEugenePortlandCentral PointRogue RiverSalemWilsonvilleMerlin
1
Grants Pass7.9 mi away
34%154
2
Medford32.2 mi away
12%54
3
Merlin (in town)right here
3%14
4
Roseburg48.8 mi away
2%10
5
Eugene107.4 mi away
2%10
6
Portland212 mi away
2%10
7
Central Point28.4 mi away
2%7
8
Rogue River14.7 mi away
1%6
9
Salem167.3 mi away
1%5
10
Wilsonville195.6 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%179

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

How far

How far Merlin commutes

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

51%Under 10 mi
6%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Merlin is balanced between jobs and homes

0.79jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Merlin are

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

Jobs based in Merlin

360 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)54%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)27%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Merlin residents hold

453 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month55%
−6%

Jobs based in Merlin, 2013 → 2023: 385 → 360. 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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