Robert Vinton Beall House · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Medford for about half of Central Point’s working residents
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland. For jobs and income Central Point is better than 73% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (A−). 9% of workers work from home, where Oregon as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Central Point
Nearly half of Central Point works in Medford
3,763 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Medford, 4.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 5 times as many as work in Central Point itself. The commute map ↓
Most Central Point residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Commutes from Central Point are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 23 across Oregon. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Oregon worker. Time on the road ↓
Central Point has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Central Point went from 3,617 in 2013 to 4,963 in 2023, +37%. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Central Point
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Central Point’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Central Point could be anywhere from B− to A.
Commuting out of Central Point: the destinations
Where Central Point clocks in
47% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 commute from Central Point, by distance
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.
The trip to work from Central Point: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Central Point workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,378 commuters (the 9% 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.
Jobs in Central Point: what the 4,963 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Central Point, 2013 → 2023: 3,617 → 4,963. 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 Central Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Central Point quiets down on a workday
On a workday 7,162 residents head out to work, 838 work right here, and 4,125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Central Point on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Central Point
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.4% across Oregon.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,171 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 5.6% of Central Point households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Central Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Central Point places 860th of 2,023 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 421 | Sherwood OR | 20,535 | $110K | 4.3% | 3.5% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 779 | Canby OR | 18,004 | $101K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 15% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 847 | Oatfield OR | 13,294 | $103K | 9.8% | 4.4% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 858 | Old Jamestown MO | 20,651 | $100K | 7.4% | 5.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 859 | Golden CO | 20,390 | $99K | 12.6% | 3.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 860 | Central Point OR | 19,139 | $86K | 6.7% | 3.1% | 10% | B+ |
| 861 | Eatontown NJ | 13,607 | $90K | 4.4% | 6.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 862 | Alpine CA | 15,180 | $109K | 13.0% | 3.0% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Central Point, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
47% of Central Point works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Central Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Point | – | B+ | A− | 16 min | $86,058 |
| Medford | 47% | C+ | A | 17 min | $73,230 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Medford. Darker towns draw more of Central Point’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 Central Point: questions
What is the median household income in Central Point?
$86,058 (±$8,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Central Point?
6.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Central Point?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Central Point work?
10% work in town.
Is Central Point walkable?
Central Point is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Central Point without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Central Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Central Point
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.