Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · Photo: Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) · CC BY-SA 3.0Deep River has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 12 jobs in Deep River for 83 working residents. Only 1% stay in Deep River for work; outside it, Cathlamet is the main destination (17%, 18 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Washington 20%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Deep River, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Deep River on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where the trip to work from Deep River ends
Where Deep River clocks in
17% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Deep River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Deep River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Deep River
of Deep River workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 0% 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.
Deep River’s commute, mile by mile
About 45% 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 Deep River
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deep River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River | – | — | — | — | $62,604 |
| Rosburg | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Grays River | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosburg and Grays River: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deep River’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 Deep River: questions
What is the median household income in Deep River?
$62,604 (±$27,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deep River?
15.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Deep River work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cathlamet (17%, 18 mi), Longview (6%, 38 mi), Vancouver (6%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deep River 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 Deep River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deep River
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.