Photo: M.O. Stevens · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Gaston works elsewhere
There are 147 jobs in Gaston, and 287 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Gaston; the top destination outside it is Hillsboro (24%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Oregon 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Gaston, in brief
From Gaston, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gaston workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 6% 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.
Gaston quiets down on a workday
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Gaston on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
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 places Gaston commutes to
Where Gaston clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
Gaston is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gaston, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 147. 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 Gaston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Gaston to work
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 Gaston: questions
What is the median household income in Gaston?
$125,625 (±$32,861) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gaston?
6.3%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gaston?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gaston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (24%, 12 mi), Beaverton (14%, 16 mi), Portland (14%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gaston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gaston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gaston
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.