Work & commute · Reedsport

Work & commute in Reedsport, OR

About one in 3 of Reedsport’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Coos Bay (11%), Eugene (7%) and Florence (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29%

406 of 1,413 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,007 Reedsport residents head out of town to work, 406 work right here, and 720 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Reedsport.

1,007live here, work elsewhere

406live and work here

720work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Reedsport goes to work

Reedsport (in town)right here

29%406

Coos Bay22.8 mi away

11%150

Eugene55.3 mi away

7%94

Florence20.3 mi away

6%80

North Bend21.1 mi away

3%48

Roseburg50.3 mi away

3%41

Winchester Bay4.2 mi away

3%37

Portland145.9 mi away

2%28

Medford113.7 mi away

2%26

Springfield61.4 mi away

2%24

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%479

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

How far

How far Reedsport commutes

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

35%

25%

32%

35%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Reedsport is balanced between jobs and homes

0.80jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Reedsport are

1,126 jobs are based in Reedsport. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Reedsport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Reedsport

1,126 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Reedsport residents hold

1,413 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+23%

Jobs based in Reedsport, 2013 → 2023: 913 → 1,126. 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.