About half of Redwood’s working residents commute to Grants Pass
Jobs & income C: better than 28% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #99 of 142 in Oregon.
Walkability B: more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns · #127 of 142 in Oregon.
Household incomes here are lower than in 61% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Oregon 23, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Redwood; the top destination outside it is Grants Pass (50%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Redwood
More than half of Redwood works in Grants Pass
515 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Grants Pass, 3.2 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Redwood itself. The commute map ↓
Redwood is a place people come home to
There are 163 jobs based in Redwood, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Redwood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redwood is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #99 of 142 in Oregon. The poverty rate holds Redwood’s grade up (10.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Redwood could be anywhere from D to B.
50% of working residents work in Grants Pass
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Redwood clocks in
50% of workers
12% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Redwood quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,029 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Redwood on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Redwood makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
163 jobs are based in Redwood. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Redwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redwood, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 163. 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.
About 21 minutes each way, about the OR average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redwood workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,258 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Oregon: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Redwood commutes less than 5 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Redwood start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Redwood is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #127 of 142 in Oregon. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 1,432 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 92% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 2.1% of Redwood households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Redwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Redwood is 3,174th of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Redwood, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 238 | Hubbard OR | 3,399 | $102K | 3.6% | 1.6% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 330 | Beavercreek OR | 4,894 | $135K | 4.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 373 | Millersburg OR | 3,583 | $125K | 5.1% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,172 | Goshen Township OH | 2,904 | $53K | 17.8% | 2.1% | 5% | C |
| 3,173 | Kekaha HI | 3,768 | $84K | 18.9% | 3.6% | 4% | C |
| 3,174 | Redwood OR | 3,721 | $68K | 10.8% | 6.3% | <1% | C |
| 3,175 | Pocomoke City MD | 4,421 | $53K | 15.3% | 3.0% | 15% | C |
| 3,176 | Ellisburg NY | 3,261 | $77K | 7.8% | 7.0% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
50% of Redwood works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Grants Pass (50%). Darker towns draw more of Redwood’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood | – | C | B | 21 min | $68,125 |
| Grants Pass | 50% | C | A | 18 min | $59,646 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Redwood: questions
What is the median household income in Redwood?
$68,125 (±$22,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redwood?
10.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redwood?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redwood work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grants Pass (50%, 3 mi), Medford (12%, 28 mi), Roseburg (3%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redwood walkable?
Redwood is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redwood without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redwood
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.