Photo: Franco Folini · CC BY 2.5Work, pay and getting to work in Garibaldi
Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. About one in ten work in Garibaldi; the top destination outside it is Portland (14%, 61 miles). There are 412 jobs in Garibaldi for 303 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Garibaldi
Garibaldi’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Garibaldi is Portland, 61 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (43) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Garibaldi 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 ↓
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; with 303 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Garibaldi
About 44% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Oregon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garibaldi workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 246 commuters (the 19% 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.
Garibaldi fills up on a workday
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 378 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Garibaldi on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 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.
Where Garibaldi goes to work
Where Garibaldi clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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 Garibaldi, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garibaldi, 2013 → 2023: 354 → 412. 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 Garibaldi’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Garibaldi: questions
What is the median household income in Garibaldi?
$53,828 (±$1,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garibaldi?
14.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garibaldi?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garibaldi work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (14%, 61 mi), Tillamook (10%, 8 mi), Rockaway Beach (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garibaldi without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garibaldi, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garibaldi
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.