Work & commute · Warrenton

Work & commute in Warrenton, OR

About one in 4 of Warrenton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Astoria (20%), Portland (8%) and Seaside (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

659 of 2,861 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 2,202 Warrenton residents head out of town to work, 659 work right here, and 2,382 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Warrenton.

2,202live here, work elsewhere

659live and work here

2,382work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Warrenton goes to work

Warrenton (in town)right here

23%659

Astoria5.6 mi away

20%574

Portland75.7 mi away

8%225

Seaside12.7 mi away

6%167

Salem96.8 mi away

3%87

Cannon Beach19.7 mi away

2%59

Beaverton71.9 mi away

2%51

Hillsboro65.6 mi away

2%49

Gearhart9.9 mi away

1%39

Tigard75.7 mi away

1%35

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%916

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

How far

How far Warrenton commutes

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

50%

11%

37%

50%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

37%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Warrenton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.06jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Warrenton are

3,041 jobs are based in Warrenton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Warrenton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Warrenton

3,041 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Warrenton residents hold

2,861 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+39%

Jobs based in Warrenton, 2013 → 2023: 2,180 → 3,041. 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.