Photo: Tedder · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Wamic commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Wamic; the top destination outside it is The Dalles (18%, 27 miles). There are 13 jobs in Wamic, and 44 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Oregon 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Wamic on a workday
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Wamic on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Wamic’s residents
Where Wamic clocks in
18% 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.
Making and building: 38% of jobs based in Wamic
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wamic, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 13. 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 Wamic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wamic
of Wamic workers work from home, vs 19% across Oregon. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 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.
Where in the region Wamic works
About 35% 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.
The towns around Wamic
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wamic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wamic | – | — | — | — | $81,250 |
| Pine Hollow | under 3% | — | — | 57 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Hollow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wamic’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 Wamic: questions
What is the median household income in Wamic?
$81,250 (±$33,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,011 across Oregon and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wamic?
0.0%, against 11.9% across Oregon and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wamic work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are The Dalles (18%, 27 mi), Portland (9%, 69 mi), Maupin (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wamic 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 Wamic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wamic
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.