Photo: M.O. Stevens · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Aloha works elsewhere
There are 8,196 jobs in Aloha, and 25,161 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Aloha A−; getting around on foot earns it A. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 19.6 in Portland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Aloha
A lot of Aloha works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Aloha: Hillsboro (19%) and Beaverton (13%). Next door ↓
Most Aloha residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Aloha’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 25 minutes, longer than the Oregon average of 23. Time on the road ↓
Aloha empties out on a workday
About 35,000 people are in Aloha on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 52,000 who live here: 24,000 head out to work and 7,200 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Aloha’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aloha is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #23 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aloha could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Aloha
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Aloha’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aloha workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,827 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Oregon: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Aloha, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 24,158 residents head out to work, 1,003 work right here, and 7,193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35,000 people are in Aloha on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
24% of working residents work in Portland
Where Aloha clocks in
19% of workers
13% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Aloha works in goods: 30% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aloha, 2013 → 2023: 6,282 → 8,196. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aloha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Aloha is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aloha is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #56 of 142 in Oregon. Both inputs place Aloha near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 27,873 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 77% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Aloha households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Aloha’s commuters take a bus or train.
Aloha is 322nd of 837 U.S. towns of 37,000 to 71,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Lake Oswego OR | 39,722 | $142K | 3.4% | 3.4% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 277 | Tigard OR | 57,929 | $109K | 6.7% | 4.7% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 320 | Bozeman MT | 58,814 | $86K | 13.7% | 3.0% | 56% | A− |
| 321 | Valrico FL | 40,239 | $105K | 9.9% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| 322 | Aloha OR | 52,389 | $102K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| 323 | Culver City CA | 39,452 | $117K | 7.5% | 6.6% | 10% | A− |
| 324 | Oregon City OR | 38,175 | $98K | 6.8% | 4.4% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 446 | Keizer OR | 39,140 | $85K | 8.1% | 4.2% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 837 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Aloha, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
32% of Aloha works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hillsboro (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Aloha’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Aloha: questions
What is the median household income in Aloha?
$101,934 (±$4,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aloha?
7.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aloha?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aloha work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (24%, 11 mi), Hillsboro (19%, 4 mi), Beaverton (13%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aloha walkable?
Aloha is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aloha without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aloha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aloha
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.