With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pistol River works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Pistol River for work; outside it, Gold Beach is the main destination (38%, 8 miles). 7 jobs are based in Pistol River; 39 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pistol River, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Pistol River: the destinations
Where Pistol River clocks in
38% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Pistol River makes things: 71% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pistol River, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 7. 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 Pistol River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Pistol River
About 44% 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.
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 Pistol River: questions
Where do people who live in Pistol River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gold Beach (38%, 8 mi), Brookings (8%, 16 mi), Coos Bay (5%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pistol River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pistol River
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.