Jobs & Employment in Gresham, OR

Unemployment, workforce, and commute data — 2023 ACS Data

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Labor Force

58,697

Employed

55,532

Mean Commute

24 min

How People Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

68.7%

Carpool

12.1%

Public Transit

3.9%

Walk

2.5%

Bike

0.3%

Work from Home

11.5%

Employment by Sector

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Private Sector

95.8%

Government

46.0%

Self-Employed

3.9%

Top Occupations & Wages

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (2024)

Data represents the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area

Highest-Paying Job

Software Developers

Top Median Wage

$149.0K

per year

Occupations Tracked

20

$29.6K$120.7K$211.8K

Software Developers

Registered Nurses

—

General and Operations Managers

Project Management Specialists

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

Office Clerks, General

Customer Service Representatives

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Stockers and Order Fillers

Cooks, Restaurant

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Retail Salespersons

Waiters and Waitresses

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Gresham, OR has an unemployment rate of 5.3% with a labor force of 58,697. The average commute time is 24 minutes. About 68.7% of workers drive alone to work. 11.5% of workers work from home.