Households in Beavercreek earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Beavercreek are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Poverty touches 4.9% of residents (Oregon 11.9%). Only 3% work in Beavercreek itself; outside it, Portland draws the most (25%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Beavercreek: the gist
Jobs in Beavercreek have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Beavercreek went from 422 in 2013 to 1,006 in 2023, +138%. The jobs ↓
Beavercreek workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Oregon. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Beavercreek and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for Beavercreek residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Beavercreek come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Beavercreek makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Beavercreek are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Beavercreek residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Beavercreek
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Beavercreek is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #5 of 142 in Oregon. Household income is its strongest input ($135,032, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Beavercreek could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Beavercreek
1,006 jobs are based in Beavercreek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beavercreek, 2013 → 2023: 422 → 1,006. 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 Beavercreek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Beavercreek’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beavercreek workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,806 commuters (the 17% 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.
The places Beavercreek commutes to
Where Beavercreek clocks in
9% of workers
4% 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.
How a workday changes Beavercreek
On a workday 2,073 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 932 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Beavercreek on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Beavercreek
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.
Most of Beavercreek commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beavercreek is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #135 of 142 in Oregon. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.4% across Oregon, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,186 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 2.3% of Beavercreek households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Beavercreek’s commuters take a bus or train.
339th of 3,840: where Beavercreek ranks among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 337 | Burbank CA | 5,333 | $135K | 11.1% | 1.4% | <1% | A |
| 338 | Westmoreland NY | 5,834 | $105K | 3.2% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| 339 | Beavercreek OR | 4,894 | $135K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A |
| 340 | Rose Hill KS | 4,320 | $102K | 1.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| 341 | Hideaway TX | 3,459 | $110K | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A |
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| 388 | Millersburg OR | 3,583 | $125K | 5.1% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
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| 413 | Creswell OR | 5,566 | $100K | 4.3% | 0.8% | 8% | A |
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| 708 | West Slope OR | 6,582 | $105K | 8.6% | 3.5% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Beavercreek, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Beavercreek and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Oregon City (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beavercreek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beavercreek | – | A | C+ | 32 min | $135,032 |
| Mulino | under 3% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $108,482 |
| Oregon City | 9% | A− | A | 27 min | $97,829 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beavercreek’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 Beavercreek: questions
What is the median household income in Beavercreek?
$135,032 (±$23,950) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beavercreek?
4.9%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beavercreek?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beavercreek work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (25%, 19 mi), Oregon City (9%, 6 mi), Tigard (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beavercreek walkable?
Beavercreek is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beavercreek without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beavercreek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beavercreek
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.