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Relevant documents and resources for the Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) update project.
Proposed Draft
The City of Portland has released a Proposed Draft for the Economic Opportunity Analysis (EOA), which analyzes and forecasts growth in Portland's Central City, neighborhood commercial and industrial districts, and identifies a 20-year supply of developable land for business and job growth.
This proposal was considered by the Portland Planning Commission during a public hearing on Jan. 13, 2026.
Appendix A: Employment Forecast and Land Demand
Appendix B: Buildable Land Inventory
Appendix C: Past Trends and Market Factors
Appendix E: Scenarios Analysis
Public testimony
At the Planning Commission public hearing on Jan 13, 2026, written and oral public testimony were considered.
- Read written testimony submitted through the project's Map App.
- Listen to oral testimony given at the hearing.
Learn more about the Proposed Draft
What industries are expected to grow?
The Economic Opportunities Analysis estimates that Portland will add 90,600 jobs from 2019 to 2045. The professional services and health care fields will see the largest job growth, with over 40,000 jobs combined. Some industrial sectors, such as construction and transportation and warehousing will also see substantial growth.
Do we have enough land to support future job growth?
To determine whether Portland has enough land to support future job growth, the Economic Opportunities Analysis compares anticipated job growth with available demand.
Different sectors require different types and amounts of land. For instance, office jobs need dense commercial space, while manufacturing, warehousing and transportation jobs typically require larger sites in industrial areas.
The Economic Opportunities Analysis finds that there is enough land to meet projected job growth, but that industrial land supply is tight.
How does the Economic Opportunities Analysis relate to current and upcoming projects?
In Portland, industrial areas along the Willamette River, Columbia River and Columbia Slough are located in close proximity to natural features that provide important habitat and water quality functions. There are several ongoing projects to update environmental regulations in these areas.
The Economic Opportunities Analysis brings together current environment decisions and future assumptions to ensure that commitments to environment protections do not negatively impact industrial job growth. These include:
- Environmental protection considerations that are included in the Columbia Corridor Industrial Lands Environmental Overlay Zone (Ezone) Project. These decisions will be made concurrent to the Economic Opportunities Analysis.
- Environmental protection considerations that will be included in future projects, including the Willamette River North Reach Project. While decisions about these regulations will be made as part of a future legislative process, the Economic Opportunities Analysis includes placeholder assumptions in order to calculate industrial land supply.
How did public feedback inform the Proposed Draft?
The Proposed Draft of the Economic Opportunities Analysis builds off public feedback on the Discussion Draft. The project team collected feedback online and hosted over 15 meetings and events that ranged from public events to small group conversations.
Key themes included:
- Desires for additional permitting reform and guidance
- Acknowledgments about the economic and environmental importance of the Columbia Corridor and Portland Harbor areas
- Sentiments that environmental protections can co-exist with industrial needs
Based on feedback, the project team adjusted environmental overlay zone boundaries and job density assumptions to demonstrate that the City can support industrial job growth while also making strong environmental commitments.
Discussion Draft
Learn more about the Discussion Draft and how to give feedback
Discussion Draft Appendices
Appendix A: Employment Forecast and Demand
Appendix B: Buildable Lands Inventory
Previous documents (2021-2023)
Individual documents:
- Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) Volume 2. Employment Land Demand and Supply
- Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA) Volume 1. Trends, Opportunities and Market Factors
- Executive Summary: Volume 1. Trends, Opportunities and Market Factors
- Income Inequality and Racial Equity Trends (Section 9, Volume 1: Trend, Opportunities and Market Factors)
- Portland Marine Industrial Land Analysis (MILA): An Assessment of the Marine-Dependent Industrial Economy in Portland Harbor
- Other Appendices A-C, E & F, Portland Marine Industrial Land Analysis (MILA)
- Appendix D: Analysis of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site Impact on Marine-Dependent Industrial Land
Background documents (2016)
Oregon’s land use system requires cities to periodically update their comprehensive plans and provide for adequate 20-year growth capacity, based on an economic opportunities and housing needs analyses.
The Administrative Rule of Oregon’s Statewide Planning Goal 9 (Economic Development) requires cities to prepare economic opportunity analyses (EOA). Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan makes zoning and infrastructure choices to meet Goal 9 and 10 (Housing), providing adequate growth capacity in the city’s business districts and neighborhoods.
Portland’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan and Economic Opportunities Analysis were adopted in 2016: