Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0How Prescott works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Prescott; the top destination outside it is Portland (19%, 37 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 19% across Oregon. Prescott has 27 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Prescott
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Prescott on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 places Prescott commutes to
Where Prescott clocks in
19% 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.
Working from home in Prescott
of Prescott workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Prescott works
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 Prescott: questions
What is the median household income in Prescott?
$105,000 (±$98,586) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prescott?
8.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prescott work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (19%, 37 mi), Longview (19%, 8 mi), St. Helens (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prescott 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 Prescott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prescott
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.