Gladstone has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland. There are 2,784 jobs in Gladstone, against 5,561 working residents. The two grades for Gladstone are B for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Gladstone
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Gladstone
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Gladstone is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #62 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car holds Gladstone’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gladstone could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
33% of working residents work in Portland
Where Gladstone clocks in
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.
In and out of Gladstone on a workday
On a workday 5,346 residents head out to work, 215 work right here, and 2,569 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,100 people are in Gladstone on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 kinds of work in Gladstone
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gladstone, 2013 → 2023: 2,573 → 2,784. 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 Gladstone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Gladstone’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gladstone workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,102 commuters (the 21% 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.
How far Gladstone’s workers travel
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.
Gladstone is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gladstone is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #36 of 142 in Oregon. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.2% 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 6,437 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 47% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 3.4% of Gladstone households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Gladstone’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Gladstone is 1,495th among 2,695 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | Bull Mountain OR | 9,865 | $165K | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Oak Hills OR | 11,131 | $127K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 413 | Damascus OR | 11,437 | $123K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,493 | Clay Township OH | 8,910 | $76K | 7.8% | 5.4% | 12% | B |
| 1,494 | Soquel CA | 10,679 | $119K | 9.7% | 7.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,495 | Gladstone OR | 11,865 | $91K | 13.6% | 5.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,496 | Azle TX | 15,365 | $69K | 12.2% | 4.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,497 | Cicero Township IN | 8,043 | $67K | 13.0% | 2.2% | 24% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Gladstone, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Gladstone and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oregon City (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gladstone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | – | B | A | 23 min | $91,250 |
| Oatfield | under 2% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $103,224 |
| Jennings Lodge | under 2% | B | A+ | 25 min | $71,054 |
| Oregon City | 5% | A− | A | 27 min | $97,829 |
| West Linn | under 2% | A | A− | 24 min | $146,507 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gladstone’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 Gladstone: questions
What is the median household income in Gladstone?
$91,250 (±$14,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gladstone?
13.6%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gladstone?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gladstone work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (33%, 11 mi), Oregon City (5%, 3 mi), Milwaukie (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gladstone walkable?
Gladstone is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gladstone without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 47% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gladstone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gladstone
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.