Photo: M.O. Stevens · Public domainKing City has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 643 jobs in King City, and 2,076 of its residents work somewhere. King City grades B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 19.6 in Portland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
King City and work: the main findings
King City and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for King City residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in King City come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of King City works from home
28% of King City workers work from home, against 19% across Oregon. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why King City gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, King City is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #33 of 142 in Oregon. Unemployment holds King City’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($63,684, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, King City could be anywhere from B− to A.
26% of working residents work in Portland
Where King City clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for King City’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of King City workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,339 commuters (the 28% 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.
The daily commute in and out of King City
On a workday 2,037 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 604 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in King City on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in King City, 2014 → 2024: 788 → 643. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs King City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from King City
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
King City is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, King City is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #53 of 142 in Oregon. Both inputs place King City near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,869 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 13.5% of King City households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of King City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800, King City ranks 1,197th of 3,758 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 330 | Beavercreek OR | 4,894 | $135K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A |
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| 379 | Millersburg OR | 3,583 | $125K | 5.1% | 1.5% | 4% | A |
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| 403 | Creswell OR | 5,566 | $100K | 4.3% | 0.8% | 6% | A |
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| 1,195 | Hainesville IL | 3,501 | $130K | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Walkertown NC | 6,120 | $83K | 10.8% | 2.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,197 | King City OR | 5,044 | $64K | 8.7% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Carlstadt NJ | 6,410 | $115K | 9.0% | 7.5% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,199 | St. Bernard OH | 3,983 | $67K | 7.9% | 3.2% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 King City, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Next door is work for 17% of King City
The biggest share goes to Tigard (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | King City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King City | – | B+ | A | 25 min | $63,684 |
| Tigard | 9% | A− | A | 23 min | $108,823 |
| Bull Mountain | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $165,426 |
| Tualatin | 8% | B+ | A | 21 min | $104,043 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of King City’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 2024, 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 King City: questions
What is the median household income in King City?
$63,684 (±$9,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in King City?
8.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from King City?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in King City work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (26%, 12 mi), Tigard (9%, 2 mi), Beaverton (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is King City walkable?
King City is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around King City without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from King City, from the people who make the trip.
More of King City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.