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Work & commute · North Bend

Work & commute in North Bend, OR

About one in 4 of North Bend’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Coos Bay (36%), Coquille (2%) and Grants Pass (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
23%
919 of 3,914 working residents
Typical commute
2 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
15 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,995 North Bend residents head out of town to work, 919 work right here, and 3,105 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Bend.

2,995live here, work elsewhere
919live and work here
3,105work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where North Bend goes to work

LakesideReedsportBandonCoquilleNorth BendGrants PassCoos BayRoseburgEugeneMedfordSalemPortlandBunker HillBarviewSaunders LakeCoos BayCoquilleGrants PassPortlandRoseburgMedfordBunker HillBandonSalemNorth Bend
1
Coos Bay1.8 mi away
36%1,392
2
North Bend (in town)right here
23%919
3
Coquille15.9 mi away
2%93
4
Grants Pass81.4 mi away
2%83
5
Portland166.6 mi away
2%82
6
Roseburg46.1 mi away
2%79
7
Medford101.9 mi away
2%68
8
Bunker Hill4.3 mi away
2%68
9
Bandon22.2 mi away
1%54
10
Salem120.8 mi away
1%41
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%1,035

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

How far

How far North Bend commutes

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

66%Under 10 mi
9%10–24 mi
4%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

North Bend is balanced between jobs and homes

1.03jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North Bend are

4,024 jobs are based in North Bend. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Bend

4,024 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)75%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs North Bend residents hold

3,914 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)69%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month54%
−8%

Jobs based in North Bend, 2013 → 2023: 4,356 → 4,024. 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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