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Jobs & commute in River Point

River Point has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

There are 17 jobs in River Point, against 168 working residents. Hardly any work in River Point itself; outside it, Astoria draws the most (21%, 3 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Oregon has 19%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves River Point for work, and who comes in

On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

168live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night480
Workday320
480live here− 170head out to work+ 17come in to work= 320on a workday

About 320 people are in River Point on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where River Point goes to work

Clatskanie: 2 residents work here (1%)Seaside: 3 residents work here (2%)Astoria: 35 residents work here (21%)Newberg: 3 residents work here (2%)Happy Valley: 3 residents work here (2%)Warrenton: 20 residents work here (12%)BeavertonHillsboro: 3 residents work here (2%)Salem: 6 residents work here (4%)Portland: 16 residents work here (10%)Jeffers GardensRiver PointKnappa: 7 residents work here (4%)SvensenDamascusAstoriaWarrentonPortlandKnappaSalemSeasideRiver Point
1
Astoria3 mi away
21%35
2
Warrenton6.3 mi away
12%20
3
Portland69.7 mi away
10%16
4
Knappa10.9 mi away
4%7
5
Salem92.4 mi away
4%6
6
Seaside12.1 mi away
2%3
7
Newberg70.7 mi away
2%3
8
Happy Valley79.4 mi away
2%3
9
Hillsboro60 mi away
2%3
10
Clatskanie28.9 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%70
The top trips

Where River Point clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

River Point makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in River PointJobs River Point residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms29%26%
Trade, transport & utilities18%24%
Services: health, schools, offices53%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month12%24%
Over $3,333 a month82%64%

Who does it

29 or younger6%14%
30 to 5476%54%
55 and older18%32%
+240%

Jobs based in River Point, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 17. 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 River Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from River Point: about 30 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
233 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

River Point30 min
Oregon23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of River Point workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How River Point gets to work
78%Drive alone
22%Carpool

Share of the 129 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.

How far

How far it is to work from River Point

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAstoria: 21% · 3 miWarrenton: 12% · 6.3 miPortland: 10% · 69.7 miKnappa: 4% · 10.9 miSalem: 4% · 92.4 miSeaside: 2% · 12.1 miNewberg: 2% · 70.7 miHappy Valley: 2% · 79.4 miHillsboro: 2% · 60 miClatskanie: 1% · 28.9 miAstoria 21%Warrenton 12%Portland 10%Knappa 4%Salem 4%River Point
River PointTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi70 residents
14%10–24 mi23 residents
4%25–50 mi6 residents
41%Over 50 mi68 residents

About 41% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in River Point: questions

What is the poverty rate in River Point?

3.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from River Point?

30 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in River Point work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Astoria (21%, 3 mi), Warrenton (12%, 6 mi), Portland (10%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around River Point 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 River Point, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of River Point

River Point home →

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.