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Jobs & commute in Nesika Beach

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Nesika Beach works elsewhere

Only 4% stay in Nesika Beach for work; outside it, Gold Beach is the main destination (25%, 7 miles). 35 jobs are based in Nesika Beach, and 139 of its residents work somewhere. 21% of workers work from home, next to 19% for Oregon as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Nesika Beach by day and by night

On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.

133live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday360
470live here− 130head out to work+ 29come in to work= 360on a workday

About 360 people are in Nesika Beach on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Nesika Beach: the destinations

Port Orford: 3 residents work here (2%)CoquilleGold Beach: 35 residents work here (25%)Brookings: 14 residents work here (10%)Grants Pass: 3 residents work here (2%)Coos Bay: 16 residents work here (12%)Roseburg: 4 residents work here (3%)Medford: 5 residents work here (4%)Salem: 4 residents work here (3%)Portland: 3 residents work here (2%)WedderburnRoseburg NorthHarborNesika BeachGold BeachCoos BayBrookingsMedfordRoseburgSalemNesika Beach
1
Gold Beach7.4 mi away
25%35
2
Coos Bay61 mi away
12%16
3
Brookings30.5 mi away
10%14
4
Nesika Beach (in town)right here
4%6
5
Medford80 mi away
4%5
6
Roseburg72.6 mi away
3%4
7
Salem180.6 mi away
3%4
8
Port Orford17.4 mi away
2%3
9
Grants Pass54.7 mi away
2%3
10
Portland226.7 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%46
The top trips

Where Nesika Beach clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Nesika Beach

Jobs based in Nesika BeachJobs Nesika Beach residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms63%14%
Trade, transport & utilities20%22%
Services: health, schools, offices17%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%40%
Over $3,333 a month63%47%

Who does it

29 or younger3%21%
30 to 5457%42%
55 and older40%37%
−8%

Jobs based in Nesika Beach, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 35. 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 Nesika Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Nesika Beach

Working from home
21%

of Nesika Beach workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Nesika Beach gets to work
99%Drive alone
1%Transit

Share of the 135 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

The distance from Nesika Beach to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGold Beach: 25% · 7.4 miCoos Bay: 12% · 61 miBrookings: 10% · 30.5 miMedford: 4% · 80 miRoseburg: 3% · 72.6 miSalem: 3% · 180.6 miPort Orford: 2% · 17.4 miGrants Pass: 2% · 54.7 miPortland: 2% · 226.7 miGold Beach 25%Coos Bay 12%Brookings 10%Medford 4%Roseburg 3%Nesika Beach
Nesika BeachTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi57 residents
3%10–24 mi4 residents
13%25–50 mi18 residents
43%Over 50 mi60 residents

About 43% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Nesika Beach: questions

What is the median household income in Nesika Beach?

$91,431 (±$11,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nesika Beach?

3.2%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Nesika Beach work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gold Beach (25%, 7 mi), Coos Bay (12%, 61 mi), Brookings (10%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Nesika Beach without a car?

1% 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 Nesika Beach, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Nesika Beach

Nesika Beach home →

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.