Mission has 5.8 jobs for every working resident: 1,870 people commute in to work
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (Oregon 19%). Mission has 2,086 jobs, against 361 working residents. More than half work in Mission; the top destination outside it is Pendleton (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Mission apart on work
Mission fills up on a workday
Mission has 2,086 jobs, 5.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,600 people are in town, more than double the 880 who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Mission is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Mission are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 23 across Oregon. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Oregon worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 361 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Mission, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 145 residents head out to work and 216 work right here.
About 2,600 people are in Mission on a workday afternoon, 196% more 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.
In Mission, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mission, 2013 → 2023: 1,484 → 2,086. 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 Mission’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 12 minutes to work from Mission
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mission workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 3% 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.
Commuting in to Mission: where workers come from
Where Mission clocks in
14% of workers
2% 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.
Miles to work from Mission
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.
Mission and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mission workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission | – | — | — | 12 min | $34,583 |
| Kirkpatrick | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Gopher Flats | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kirkpatrick and Gopher Flats: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mission’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 Mission: questions
What is the median household income in Mission?
$34,583 (±$15,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mission?
36.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mission?
12 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mission work?
60% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pendleton (14%, 8 mi), Hermiston (2%, 32 mi), Portland (2%, 193 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mission without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mission, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mission
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.