Work and Jobs in Colton, Oregon (OR) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Colton are: Construction (9.3% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.0% of civilian employees), Health care (8.7% of civilian employees). 64.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 65.1% across the entire state of Oregon.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 9.3% (224) | 13.9% (191) | 3.2% (33) |
| Educational services | 9.0% (217) | 5.0% (68) | 14.5% (149) |
| Health care | 8.7% (209) | 4.1% (56) | 14.9% (153) |
| Public administration | 5.4% (129) | 6.3% (86) | 4.2% (43) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.3% (127) | 5.1% (70) | 5.5% (57) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.9% (117) | 5.5% (76) | 4.0% (41) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.8% (115) | 3.9% (54) | 5.9% (61) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.4% (106) | 5.3% (73) | 3.2% (33) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 3.6% (87) | 4.7% (65) | 2.1% (22) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.1% (74) | 3.3% (45) | 2.8% (29) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.0% (71) | 1.5% (20) | 5.0% (51) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.9% (70) | 1.5% (21) | 4.8% (49) |
| Wood products | 2.8% (66) | 4.2% (58) | 0.8% (8) |
| Computer and electronic products | 2.2% (53) | 3.6% (50) | 0.3% (3) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (48) | 1.1% (15) | 3.2% (33) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.8% (43) | 0.0% (0) | 4.2% (43) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.7% (40) | 2.9% (40) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 1.5% (37) | 2.7% (37) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (35) | 2.3% (31) | 0.4% (4) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (31) | 1.2% (16) | 1.5% (15) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (25) | 0.5% (7) | 1.7% (18) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.0% (25) | 1.8% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.0% (24) | 1.4% (19) | 0.5% (5) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.0% (24) | 1.8% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.9% (22) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (22) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (22) | 1.0% (14) | 0.8% (8) |
| Truck transportation | 0.9% (21) | 1.5% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (20) | 1.5% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (18) | 0.7% (9) | 0.9% (9) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.8% (18) | 0.4% (6) | 1.2% (12) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.8% (18) | 0.7% (10) | 0.8% (8) |
| Machinery | 0.7% (17) | 1.2% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (17) | 1.2% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (16) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (16) | 0.6% (8) | 0.8% (8) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (15) | 1.1% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (13) |
| Utilities | 0.5% (13) | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (7) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (13) | 0.4% (6) | 0.7% (7) |
| Social assistance | 0.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (12) |
| Chemicals | 0.5% (11) | 0.8% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (11) |
| Paper | 0.5% (11) | 0.8% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (10) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (8) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (6) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (6) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (6) |
| Private households | 0.3% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Retail florists | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (5) | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (5) | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (4) | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Colton
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.6%Males
- 6.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Colton: | 5.4% (129) |
| Oregon: | 3.7% (58,821) |
5:30am:
| Colton: | 8.6% (203) |
| Oregon: | 2.8% (44,872) |
6am:
| Colton: | 11.8% (280) |
| Oregon: | 4.4% (71,163) |
6:30am:
| Colton: | 11.9% (282) |
| Oregon: | 7.7% (122,707) |
7am:
| Colton: | 8.8% (209) |
| Oregon: | 10.3% (165,185) |
7:30am:
| Colton: | 10.2% (242) |
| Oregon: | 13.9% (222,209) |
8am:
| Colton: | 12.8% (304) |
| Oregon: | 15.3% (245,415) |
8:30am:
| Colton: | 5.5% (131) |
| Oregon: | 9.8% (156,781) |
9am:
| Colton: | 2.2% (53) |
| Oregon: | 4.9% (78,436) |
10am:
| Colton: | 2.4% (58) |
| Oregon: | 5.5% (88,783) |
11am:
| Colton: | 1.2% (29) |
| Oregon: | 2.6% (41,539) |
12pm:
| Colton: | 0.9% (22) |
| Oregon: | 1.3% (20,765) |
4pm:
| Colton: | 5.5% (130) |
| Oregon: | 6.8% (108,927) |
>4pm:
| Colton: | 6.0% (142) |
| Oregon: | 6.0% (95,989) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Colton: | 1.3% (31) |
| Oregon: | 4.1% (66,369) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Colton: | 4.0% (95) |
| Oregon: | 12.9% (206,168) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Colton: | 6.4% (151) |
| Oregon: | 16.5% (263,466) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Colton: | 9.5% (225) |
| Oregon: | 16.1% (258,476) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Colton: | 7.1% (169) |
| Oregon: | 13.9% (223,370) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Colton: | 8.2% (195) |
| Oregon: | 5.4% (87,147) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Colton: | 9.1% (215) |
| Oregon: | 11.0% (176,763) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Colton: | 7.3% (174) |
| Oregon: | 2.0% (32,680) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Colton: | 6.2% (148) |
| Oregon: | 2.7% (43,262) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Colton: | 19.8% (469) |
| Oregon: | 5.2% (83,858) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Colton: | 10.2% (242) |
| Oregon: | 3.2% (51,318) |
90 or more minutes:
| Colton: | 4.2% (100) |
| Oregon: | 1.8% (28,715) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Colton: | 83.5% (1,979) |
| Oregon: | 73.2% (1,171,641) |
Carpooled:
| Colton: | 9.1% (215) |
| Oregon: | 12.2% (195,950) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Colton: | 0.4% (9) |
| Oregon: | 3.5% (56,795) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Colton: | 0.5% (11) |
| Oregon: | 0.2% (3,173) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Colton: | 90.2% (1,979) |
| Oregon: | 85.7% (1,171,641) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Colton: | 8.9% (196) |
| Oregon: | 11.5% (156,754) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Colton: | 0.5% (11) |
| Oregon: | 1.9% (25,457) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Colton: | 0.4% (8) |
| Oregon: | 0.3% (3,715) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Colton: | 64.4% (1,545) |
| Oregon: | 65.1% (1,059,139) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Colton: | 4.6% (110) |
| Oregon: | 3.8% (61,386) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Colton: | 5.0% (120) |
| Oregon: | 7.4% (120,839) |
Local government workers:
| Colton: | 9.7% (233) |
| Oregon: | 7.2% (116,733) |
State government workers:
| Colton: | 3.3% (79) |
| Oregon: | 5.0% (81,804) |
Federal government workers:
| Colton: | 1.8% (44) |
| Oregon: | 2.2% (36,076) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Colton: | 10.8% (260) |
| Oregon: | 8.9% (145,020) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Colton: | 0.3% (8) |
| Oregon: | 0.4% (6,772) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Colton: | 68.2% (935) |
| Oregon: | 68.9% (605,246) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Colton: | 5.2% (71) |
| Oregon: | 5.0% (44,188) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Colton: | 1.9% (26) |
| Oregon: | 4.5% (39,938) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Colton: | 9.3% (127) |
| Oregon: | 5.6% (49,371) |
State government workers - Males:
| Colton: | 2.1% (29) |
| Oregon: | 3.9% (33,917) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Colton: | 0.9% (12) |
| Oregon: | 2.3% (20,185) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Colton: | 11.8% (162) |
| Oregon: | 9.4% (82,902) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Colton: | 0.6% (8) |
| Oregon: | 0.3% (2,982) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Colton: | 59.3% (610) |
| Oregon: | 60.6% (453,893) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Colton: | 3.8% (39) |
| Oregon: | 2.3% (17,198) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Colton: | 9.1% (94) |
| Oregon: | 10.8% (80,901) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Colton: | 10.3% (106) |
| Oregon: | 9.0% (67,362) |
State government workers - Females:
| Colton: | 4.9% (50) |
| Oregon: | 6.4% (47,887) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Colton: | 3.1% (32) |
| Oregon: | 2.1% (15,891) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Colton: | 9.5% (98) |
| Oregon: | 8.3% (62,118) |