Bend Skyliners Lodge · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Seventh Mountain is a commute to Bend
42% of workers have no commute at all, against 19% across Oregon. Only 1% work in Seventh Mountain; the top destination outside it is Bend (46%, 5 miles). 132 jobs are based in Seventh Mountain; 173 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 Seventh Mountain, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Seventh Mountain on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
Out of Seventh Mountain to work: where people go
Where Seventh Mountain clocks in
46% 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.
Seventh Mountain is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seventh Mountain, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 132. 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 Seventh Mountain’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Seventh Mountain
of Seventh Mountain workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 42% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Seventh Mountain
About 28% 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 Seventh Mountain
The biggest share goes to Deschutes River Woods (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seventh Mountain workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Mountain | – | — | — | — | $152,548 |
| Deschutes River Woods | 9% | B+ | B | 26 min | $91,960 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seventh Mountain’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 Seventh Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Seventh Mountain?
$152,548 (±$90,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seventh Mountain?
1.8%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Seventh Mountain work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Seventh Mountain 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 Seventh Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seventh Mountain
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.