Most of Kirkpatrick commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 42 minutes (Oregon 23, U.S. 26). Kirkpatrick has 16 jobs for 70 working residents. For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Oregon has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kirkpatrick
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Kirkpatrick 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.
40% of working residents work in Mission
Where Kirkpatrick clocks in
26% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Kirkpatrick
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kirkpatrick, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 16. 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 Kirkpatrick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kirkpatrick spends getting to work: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirkpatrick workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Kirkpatrick
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.
The towns next door employ 40% of Kirkpatrick
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kirkpatrick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkpatrick | – | — | — | 42 min | $241,250 |
| Mission | 40% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mission: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mission. Darker towns draw more of Kirkpatrick’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 Kirkpatrick: questions
What is the median household income in Kirkpatrick?
$241,250 (±$172,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirkpatrick?
14.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirkpatrick?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirkpatrick work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mission (40%, 2 mi), Pendleton (26%, 8 mi), Umatilla (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kirkpatrick 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 Kirkpatrick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirkpatrick
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.