Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Beaverton has higher household incomes than 76% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland. 10.1% of residents are in poverty (Oregon 11.9%). The two grades for Beaverton are B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Beaverton
Much of Beaverton works one town over
51% of working residents work in a town that borders Beaverton: Portland (30%), Hillsboro (13%) and Tigard (6%). Next door ↓
Most Beaverton residents work close to home
76% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Why Beaverton gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Beaverton is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #30 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car holds Beaverton’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Beaverton could be anywhere from B to A−.
How far Beaverton’s workers travel
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.
In and out of Beaverton on a workday
On a workday 39,118 residents head out to work, 7,296 work right here, and 52,508 people come in from elsewhere.
About 111,000 people are in Beaverton on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
30% of working residents work in Portland
Where Beaverton clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
The 59,804 jobs based in Beaverton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaverton, 2013 → 2023: 53,758 → 59,804. 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 Beaverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Beaverton takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaverton workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39,417 commuters (the 25% 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.
In Beaverton, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beaverton is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns, #9 of 142 in Oregon. Both inputs place Beaverton 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 52,640 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 8.7% of Beaverton households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Beaverton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Beaverton places 166th of 449 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 68,000 to 132,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 157 | Hillsboro OR | 111,126 | $106K | 8.5% | 4.8% | 34% | B+ |
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| 164 | Norwalk CA | 97,104 | $100K | 9.3% | 5.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 165 | New Rochelle NY | 85,864 | $109K | 10.1% | 5.9% | 14% | B+ |
| 166 | Beaverton OR | 97,842 | $99K | 10.1% | 4.4% | 16% | B+ |
| 167 | Ames IA | 68,220 | $61K | 25.5% | 5.8% | 52% | B+ |
| 168 | Waldorf MD | 82,943 | $116K | 7.7% | 5.9% | 11% | B+ |
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| 201 | Bend OR | 107,342 | $96K | 8.8% | 3.7% | 60% | B+ |
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| 295 | Gresham OR | 111,513 | $78K | 13.0% | 5.6% | 16% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 449 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Beaverton, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
51% of Beaverton works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Portland (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton | – | B+ | A+ | 24 min | $98,622 |
| Raleigh Hills | under 2% | A− | A+ | 21 min | $120,000 |
| Garden Home-Whitford | under 2% | A− | A+ | 23 min | $97,500 |
| West Haven-Sylvan | under 2% | A− | A | 23 min | $110,200 |
| Cedar Mill | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $164,079 |
| West Slope | under 2% | A− | A+ | 21 min | $104,875 |
| Portland | 30% | B | A+ | 24 min | $90,919 |
| Tigard | 6% | A− | A | 23 min | $108,823 |
| Aloha | 2% | A− | A | 25 min | $101,934 |
| Oak Hills | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 21 min | $127,179 |
| Hillsboro | 13% | B+ | A+ | 23 min | $106,409 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaverton’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 Beaverton: questions
What is the median household income in Beaverton?
$98,622 (±$2,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaverton?
10.1%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaverton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaverton work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (30%, 9 mi), Hillsboro (13%, 6 mi), Tigard (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beaverton walkable?
Beaverton is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.7 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beaverton without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 31% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaverton
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.