With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Oatfield works elsewhere
Oatfield has 2,413 jobs for 6,443 working residents. Jobs and income earn Oatfield B+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Oatfield: the gist
Oatfield and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for Oatfield residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Oatfield come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Oatfield’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 26 minutes, longer than the Oregon average of 23. Time on the road ↓
Most Oatfield residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Oatfield’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oatfield is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #27 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car holds Oatfield’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oatfield could be anywhere from B− to A.
37% of working residents work in Portland
Where Oatfield clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
The trip to work from Oatfield: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oatfield workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,872 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.
Half of Oatfield commutes less than 8 miles
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.
In and out of Oatfield on a workday
On a workday 6,298 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 2,268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,300 people are in Oatfield on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
What Oatfield’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oatfield, 2013 → 2023: 1,947 → 2,413. 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 Oatfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Oatfield is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oatfield is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #82 of 142 in Oregon. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.4% across Oregon.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,147 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 79% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 5.2% of Oatfield households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Oatfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, Oatfield ranks 982nd of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 160 | Bull Mountain OR | 9,865 | $165K | 4.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 194 | Oak Hills OR | 11,131 | $127K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 389 | Damascus OR | 11,437 | $123K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 980 | South Ogden UT | 17,710 | $80K | 8.6% | 2.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 981 | Hopewell Township PA | 13,104 | $74K | 6.7% | 3.2% | 9% | B+ |
| 982 | Oatfield OR | 13,294 | $103K | 9.8% | 4.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 983 | Goshen NY | 14,525 | $121K | 3.8% | 7.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 984 | New Carrollton MD | 13,644 | $82K | 4.9% | 6.1% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Oatfield, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Oatfield and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Milwaukie (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oatfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatfield | – | B+ | A− | 26 min | $103,224 |
| Gladstone | under 3% | B | A | 23 min | $91,250 |
| Milwaukie | 5% | B+ | A+ | 26 min | $86,892 |
| Oak Grove | 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $86,226 |
| Jennings Lodge | under 3% | B | A+ | 25 min | $71,054 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oatfield’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 Oatfield: questions
What is the median household income in Oatfield?
$103,224 (±$8,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oatfield?
9.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oatfield?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oatfield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (37%, 9 mi), Milwaukie (5%, 3 mi), Oregon City (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oatfield walkable?
Oatfield is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oatfield without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 79% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oatfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oatfield
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. 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.