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Jobs & commute in Biggs Junction

Work means Moro for nearly all of Biggs Junction’s working residents

Employers in Biggs Junction report 107 jobs for 1 working residents. Hardly any work in Biggs Junction itself; outside it, Moro draws the most (100%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Biggs Junction

On a workday 1 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.

1live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
107work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
107.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

107.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.

The commute map

The daily trip into Biggs Junction

Moro: 4 workers live here (4%)Grass Valley: 1 workers live here (1%)Condon: 2 workers live here (2%)Wasco: 8 workers live here (7%)Rufus: 5 workers live here (5%)The Dalles: 17 workers live here (16%)Hermiston: 2 workers live here (2%)Salem: 4 workers live here (4%)Portland: 2 workers live here (2%)Goldendale: 12 workers live here (11%)Biggs JunctionThe DallesGoldendaleWascoRufusMoroSalemBiggs Junction
1
The Dalles15.8 mi away
16%17
2
Goldendale, WA10.7 mi away
11%12
3
Wasco8.5 mi away
7%8
4
Rufus5 mi away
5%5
5
Moro13.5 mi away
4%4
6
Salem117.8 mi away
4%4
7
Condon43.3 mi away
2%2
8
Hermiston75.8 mi away
2%2
9
Portland88 mi away
2%2
10
Grass Valley21.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%50

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Biggs Junction: what the 107 are

Jobs based in Biggs JunctionJobs Biggs Junction residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%0%
Trade, transport & utilities50%0%
Services: health, schools, offices34%100%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%100%
$1,251–$3,333 a month56%0%
Over $3,333 a month29%0%

Who does it

29 or younger26%0%
30 to 5446%0%
55 and older28%100%
+75%

Jobs based in Biggs Junction, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 107. 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 Biggs Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Biggs Junction

10 mi25 mi30 miMoro: 100% · 13.5 miMoro 100%Biggs Junction
Biggs JunctionTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
100%10–24 mi1 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Biggs Junction: questions

Where do people who live in Biggs Junction work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Biggs Junction, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Biggs Junction

Biggs Junction home →

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.