Photo: M.O. Stevens · Public domainHousehold incomes in Tigard are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 19.6 in Portland. Below the poverty line: 6.7% of residents, against 11.9% across Oregon. Tigard grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Tigard apart
A lot of Tigard works one town over
44% of working residents work in a town that borders Tigard: Portland (28%), Beaverton (10%) and Tualatin (6%). Next door ↓
Most Tigard residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Tigard is where the jobs are
Tigard has 43,172 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. 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.
Jobs & income in Tigard: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tigard is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #18 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car holds Tigard’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tigard could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The commute from Tigard, by distance
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.
In and out of Tigard on a workday
On a workday 23,713 residents head out to work, 3,464 work right here, and 39,708 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74,000 people are in Tigard on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Tigard’s workers come from
Where Tigard clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Tigard pay over $3,333 a month
43,172 jobs are based in Tigard.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tigard, 2013 → 2023: 41,119 → 43,172. 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 Tigard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Tigard
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tigard workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,494 commuters (the 26% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Tigard
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tigard is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #37 of 142 in Oregon. Both inputs place Tigard near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 29,217 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 4.6% of Tigard households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Tigard’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tigard next to U.S. towns of 41,000 to 78,000: 238th of 738 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Tinley Park IL | 55,140 | $105K | 5.0% | 6.0% | 9% | A− |
| 237 | West Bloomfield Township MI | 66,049 | $125K | 6.7% | 5.6% | 6% | A− |
| 238 | Tigard OR | 57,929 | $109K | 6.7% | 4.7% | 13% | A− |
| 239 | West Orange Township NJ | 49,557 | $130K | 7.4% | 6.0% | 7% | A− |
| 240 | Jupiter FL | 62,350 | $110K | 9.5% | 3.0% | 21% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 279 | Aloha OR | 52,389 | $102K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 438 | Corvallis OR | 61,499 | $65K | 24.3% | 8.4% | 46% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 570 | Springfield OR | 61,431 | $69K | 14.9% | 5.1% | 26% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 738 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tigard, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Tigard and its neighbors: 44% work next door
The biggest share goes to Portland (28%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tigard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigard | – | A− | A | 23 min | $108,823 |
| Bull Mountain | under 1% | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $165,426 |
| Beaverton | 10% | B+ | A+ | 24 min | $98,622 |
| Metzger | under 1% | A− | A− | 23 min | $91,102 |
| Tualatin | 6% | B+ | A | 21 min | $104,043 |
| Durham | under 1% | B | A+ | 18 min | $81,250 |
| King City | under 1% | B+ | A | 25 min | $63,684 |
| Garden Home-Whitford | under 1% | A− | A+ | 23 min | $97,500 |
| Portland | 28% | B | A+ | 24 min | $90,919 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tigard’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 Tigard: questions
What is the median household income in Tigard?
$108,823 (±$5,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tigard?
6.7%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tigard?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tigard work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (28%, 10 mi), Beaverton (10%, 4 mi), Hillsboro (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tigard walkable?
Tigard is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tigard without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tigard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tigard
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.