Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0How Rhododendron works: jobs, income and commuting
82 jobs are based in Rhododendron, against 103 working residents. Only 2% stay in Rhododendron for work; outside it, Portland is the main destination (22%, 42 miles). Working residents average 42 minutes each way, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rhododendron
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Rhododendron on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Rhododendron goes to work
Where Rhododendron clocks in
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Rhododendron
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rhododendron, 2013 → 2023: 364 → 82. 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 Rhododendron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Rhododendron: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rhododendron workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 16% 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 many miles Rhododendron commutes
About 16% 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.
Work in the towns next to Rhododendron
The biggest share goes to Mount Hood Villages (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rhododendron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhododendron | – | — | — | 42 min | $86,161 |
| Mount Hood Villages | 3% | B | A | 35 min | $91,817 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rhododendron’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 Rhododendron: questions
What is the median household income in Rhododendron?
$86,161 (±$31,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rhododendron?
14.5%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rhododendron?
42 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rhododendron work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (22%, 42 mi), Sandy (5%, 21 mi), Gresham (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rhododendron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rhododendron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rhododendron
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.