The City of Milwaukie is centrally located and offers excellent access to a large and skilled labor force.  

• It is located in the center of the Portland metropolitan area; 

• It is located within 5 miles of a labor force of more than 170,000 workers;

• Over 30% of the Portland Metro labor force has a college degree;

• 10 Colleges and Universities are located nearby;

• It is located within 5 miles of over 300,000 consumers; 

• It has excellent regional and intra-regional access via three state highways interstate freeways; 

• It has access to high-speed broadband internet. 

Similarly Milwaukie is accessible to a very large labor force with a workforce population of approximately 11,600 in the City and access to over 170,000 workers within a 5-mile radius of downtown.

While the City of Milwaukie has a higher percentage of skilled, blue-collar workers than the region, the characteristics of the labor force in the immediately surrounding area (with 3 miles) largely mirror those of the entire region.

Area /1 Represents labor force within a 3-mile radius of downtown Milwaukie. 

Last updated: 09/25/2008