Bingen draws 585 commuters a day, with 2.4 jobs for every working resident
596 jobs are based in Bingen, against 252 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes; Washington averages 27, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 17% of workers; Washington has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bingen stands out on work
Bingen is where the jobs are
Bingen has 596 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
A lot of Bingen workers cross into Oregon
24% of Bingen workers work outside Washington, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Hood River (13%), Portland (4%) and The Dalles (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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; with 252 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bingen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 241 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Bingen on a workday afternoon, 36% more 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.
How far Bingen’s workers travel
About 36% 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 daily trip into Bingen
Where Bingen clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
Bingen works in goods: 42% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bingen, 2013 → 2023: 621 → 596. 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 Bingen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bingen: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bingen workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 334 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Work next door: 14% of Bingen’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bingen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingen | – | — | — | 18 min | $73,833 |
| White Salmon | 14% | B | A | 27 min | $72,923 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to White Salmon. Darker towns draw more of Bingen’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 Bingen: questions
What is the median household income in Bingen?
$73,833 (±$13,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bingen?
7.5%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bingen?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bingen work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Salmon (14%, 1 mi), Hood River (13%, 2 mi), Seattle (5%, 138 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bingen without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bingen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bingen
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.