Work & commute · Redwood

Work & commute in Redwood, OR

Most working residents leave Redwood for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Grants Pass (50%), Medford (12%) and Roseburg (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 1,032 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,029 Redwood residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Redwood.

1,029live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

160work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Redwood goes to work

Grants Pass3.2 mi away

50%515

Medford28.2 mi away

12%128

Roseburg55.5 mi away

3%26

Portland218.4 mi away

2%20

Central Point24.8 mi away

2%17

Eugene113.9 mi away

1%13

Salem173.9 mi away

1%11

Cave Junction21.9 mi away

1%8

New Hope4 mi away

1%8

Merlin7.1 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%279

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

How far

How far Redwood commutes

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

59%

16%

18%

59%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Redwood is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Redwood are

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

Jobs based in Redwood

163 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Redwood residents hold

1,032 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+31%

Jobs based in Redwood, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 163. 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.