Photo: Jeff Muceus from Gresham, Oregon, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Troutdale earn more than those in 67% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 19.6 in Portland. The poverty rate is 7.4%, where Oregon as a whole has 11.9%. Troutdale grades B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Troutdale
Troutdale and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for Troutdale residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Troutdale come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Troutdale are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Troutdale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Troutdale went from 6,393 in 2014 to 10,740 in 2024, +68%. The jobs ↓
Troutdale gains people on a workday
About 19,000 people are in Troutdale on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 16,000 who live here: 10,000 come in to work and 7,100 head out. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Troutdale: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Troutdale is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #34 of 142 in Oregon. Job access by car holds Troutdale’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, 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, Troutdale could be anywhere from B− to A.
39% of working residents work in Portland
Where Troutdale clocks in
16% of workers
2% 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 Troutdale
10,740 jobs are based in Troutdale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Troutdale, 2014 → 2024: 6,393 → 10,740. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Troutdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Troutdale on a workday
On a workday 7,088 residents head out to work, 469 work right here, and 10,271 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Troutdale on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 24 minutes each way for Troutdale’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Troutdale workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,407 commuters (the 14% 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 Troutdale goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Troutdale is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Troutdale is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #81 of 142 in Oregon. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 7,487 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 4.3% of Troutdale households have no vehicle (Oregon 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Troutdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Troutdale is 955th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 170 | Oak Hills OR | 11,131 | $127K | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 355 | Damascus OR | 11,437 | $123K | 3.2% | 3.6% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 436 | Sherwood OR | 20,535 | $110K | 4.3% | 3.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | Northbridge MA | 16,799 | $111K | 7.9% | 6.1% | 11% | B+ |
| 954 | Palmer Town MA | 12,367 | $78K | 8.3% | 2.9% | 16% | B+ |
| 955 | Troutdale OR | 15,776 | $89K | 7.4% | 4.9% | 6% | B+ |
| 956 | San Anselmo CA | 12,555 | $174K | 7.4% | 7.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 957 | Monroe WA | 20,025 | $110K | 7.3% | 5.7% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Troutdale, the top three, the last and three more from Oregon.
Troutdale and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Gresham (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Troutdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutdale | – | B+ | A− | 24 min | $89,337 |
| Gresham | 16% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $77,795 |
| Wood Village | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $85,413 |
| Fairview | 1% | B− | A | 23 min | $70,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Troutdale’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 2024, 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 Troutdale: questions
What is the median household income in Troutdale?
$89,337 (±$10,014) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Troutdale?
7.4%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Troutdale?
24 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Oregon and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Troutdale work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (39%, 12 mi), Gresham (16%, 4 mi), Salem (2%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Troutdale walkable?
Troutdale is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Troutdale without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Troutdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Troutdale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.