Work & commute · Myrtle Creek

Work & commute in Myrtle Creek, OR

Most working residents leave Myrtle Creek for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Roseburg (23%), Winston (5%) and Tri-City (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

94 of 1,291 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,197 Myrtle Creek residents head out of town to work, 94 work right here, and 443 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Myrtle Creek.

1,197live here, work elsewhere

94live and work here

443work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Myrtle Creek goes to work

Roseburg14.3 mi away

23%294

Myrtle Creek (in town)right here

7%94

Winston9.9 mi away

5%63

Tri-City2.6 mi away

5%59

Medford52.2 mi away

4%50

Eugene71.8 mi away

3%39

Grants Pass41 mi away

2%32

Portland176.4 mi away

2%26

Canyonville6.7 mi away

2%24

Springfield72.7 mi away

2%24

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%586

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

How far

How far Myrtle Creek commutes

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

36%

32%

26%

36%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Myrtle Creek is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Myrtle Creek are

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

Jobs based in Myrtle Creek

537 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Myrtle Creek residents hold

1,291 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−8%

Jobs based in Myrtle Creek, 2013 → 2023: 586 → 537. 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.