William and Nannie Nauke House · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Kerby has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The poverty rate is 47.1%; Oregon has 11.9%. 30 jobs are based in Kerby, against 162 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Oregon 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kerby by day and by night
On a workday 162 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Kerby on a workday afternoon, 71% 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.
23% of working residents work in Cave Junction
Where Kerby clocks in
23% of workers
15% 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.
A place that makes things: 40% of Kerby’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kerby, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 30. 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 Kerby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kerby
of Kerby workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Kerby
About 31% 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.
23% of Kerby works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kerby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby | – | — | — | — | $28,686 |
| Cave Junction | 23% | D− | A+ | 28 min | $39,291 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cave Junction. Darker towns draw more of Kerby’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 Kerby: questions
What is the median household income in Kerby?
$28,686 (±$20,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kerby?
47.1%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kerby work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cave Junction (23%, 2 mi), Grants Pass (15%, 23 mi), Medford (9%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kerby 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 Kerby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kerby
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.