Grays River Covered Bridge · Photo: Travisl · CC BY 3.0Most of Grays River commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
46% of workers have no commute at all, where Washington as a whole has 20%. Employers in Grays River report 1 jobs, against 82 working residents. Hardly any stay in Grays River for work; outside it, Cathlamet is the main destination (13%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Grays River on a workday
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Grays River on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Grays River’s working residents head each day
Where Grays River clocks in
13% of workers
11% 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.
Grays River is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grays River, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 1. 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 Grays River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Grays River: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grays River workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 46% 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.
How far Grays River’s workers travel
About 50% 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.
Next door to Grays River
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grays River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays River | – | — | — | 32 min | $91,250 |
| Deep River | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rosburg | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deep River and Rosburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grays 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 Grays River: questions
What is the median household income in Grays River?
$91,250 (±$69,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grays River?
15.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grays River?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 46% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grays River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cathlamet (13%, 15 mi), Longview (11%, 33 mi), Portland (7%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grays 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 Grays River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grays 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.