Photo: Katr67 · Public domainFor about half of its working residents, Eola is a commute to Salem
There are 97 jobs in Eola, and 27 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Eola itself; outside it, Salem draws the most (48%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Eola for work, and who comes in
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
3.6 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.
Where Eola’s workers come from
Where Eola clocks in
48% of workers
7% 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.
In Eola, 74% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eola, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 97. 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 Eola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Eola commutes
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.
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 Eola: questions
Where do people who live in Eola work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eola
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.