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Jobs & commute in Maryhill

Goldendale draws more than half of Maryhill’s working residents

Hardly any stay in Maryhill for work; outside it, Goldendale is the main destination (59%, 9 miles). Maryhill has 35 jobs, and 17 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Maryhill by day

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
35work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night23
Workday41
23live here− 17head out to work+ 35come in to work= 41on a workday

About 41 people are in Maryhill on a workday afternoon, 78% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting in to Maryhill: where workers come from

Rufus: 1 workers live here (3%)The Dalles: 4 workers live here (11%)KeizerTualatinOregon CityCorvallis: 1 workers live here (3%)Portland: 1 workers live here (3%)Clarkston: 1 workers live here (3%)Goldendale: 7 workers live here (20%)Ellensburg: 1 workers live here (3%)Richland: 1 workers live here (3%)Bethany: 1 workers live here (3%)Glenwood: 1 workers live here (3%)MaryhillGoldendaleThe DallesRufusCorvallisPortlandClarkstonMaryhill
1
Goldendale8.8 mi away
20%7
2
The Dalles, OR17.9 mi away
11%4
3
Rufus, OR3.1 mi away
3%1
4
Corvallis, OR143.3 mi away
3%1
5
Portland, OR89.7 mi away
3%1
6
Clarkston186.9 mi away
3%1
7
Ellensburg91.2 mi away
3%1
8
Richland83.4 mi away
3%1
9
Bethany, OR98.5 mi away
3%1
10
Glenwood32.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%16
The top trips

Where Maryhill clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Maryhill

Jobs based in MaryhillJobs Maryhill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%12%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%47%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%12%
Over $3,333 a month57%41%

Who does it

29 or younger6%24%
30 to 5457%29%
55 and older37%47%
−3%

Jobs based in Maryhill, 2014 → 2024: 36 → 35. 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 Maryhill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Maryhill

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGoldendale: 59% · 8.8 miRufus: 6% · 3.1 miThe Dalles: 6% · 17.9 miKeizer: 6% · 117.7 miTualatin: 6% · 97.7 miOregon City: 6% · 89.8 miPortland: 6% · 89.7 miGoldendale 59%Rufus 6%The Dalles 6%Keizer 6%Maryhill
MaryhillTop destinations (size = commuters)
69%Under 10 mi11 residents
6%10–24 mi1 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
25%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 25% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Maryhill: questions

What is the poverty rate in Maryhill?

0.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Maryhill work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Maryhill, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Maryhill

Maryhill home →

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.