# Wallowa County, Oregon: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Enterprise and Joseph No data center or power plant project is on record in Wallowa County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Wallowa County is home to Enterprise, Joseph and Wallowa. Construction employs 191, up 24.8% since 2019. Next door, Umatilla County has 13 data centers and 604 MW of planned generation. Unemployment was 4.5% in August 2026, against 5.8% in 2019. Employers here counted 2,855 jobs in 2025, up 8.3% from 2019 (the 6th fastest growth of 36 Oregon counties). +8.3% total jobs since 2019, now 2,855 412 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro 14.02¢ per kWh for PacifiCorp residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Wallowa County Wallowa County is home to Enterprise, Joseph and Wallowa. Enterprise2,103 residents Joseph1,188 residents Wallowa819 residents Lostine247 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Wallowa Lake. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Wallowa County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oregon | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 7,403 | 7,595 | ▲ 2.6% | 31st of 36 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,636 | 2,855 | ▲ 8.3% | 6th of 36 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $37,252 | $55,379 | ▲ 48.7% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 153 | 191 | ▲ 24.8% | 6th of 25 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 5.8% | 4.5% | ▼ 1.3pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 412 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro, the 10th largest fleet in Oregon. PacifiCorp is the largest utility serving Wallowa County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 14.02¢/kWh in 2024, above the 11.02¢ median for Oregon utilities. 7,595 people live here, up 2.6% since 2020. ## Who powers Wallowa County ### Utilities with service territory in Wallowa County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | PacifiCorp | Investor Owned | Bundled | 547,235 | 14.02¢ | 47% | | Idaho Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 14,098 | 11.29¢ | 23% | | Clearwater Power Company | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 412 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Hells Canyon | Idaho Power Co | Hydro | 411 MW | 1967 | | Wallowa Falls | PacifiCorp | Hydro | 1 MW | 1921 | ## The Wallowa County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,855 | $55,379 | 1.00 | | Construction | 191 | $56,548 | 1.26 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Wallowa County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Wallowa County. Oregon has 7 local measures on record statewide. ## Wallowa County and its neighbors Of the 9 counties that border Wallowa County, Umatilla County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Wallowa County | 7,595 | ▲ 8.3% | 412 MW | — | — | — | | Adams County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/idaho/adams-county) ID | 5,013 | ▲ 2.3% | 6 MW | — | — | — | | Asotin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/asotin-county) WA | 22,545 | ▲ 4.0% | — | — | — | — | | Baker County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/baker-county) | 16,658 | ▼ 0.2% | 261 MW | — | — | — | | Columbia County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/columbia-county) WA | 4,141 | ▼ 10.8% | 1,467 MW | — | — | — | | Garfield County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/washington/garfield-county) WA | 2,416 | ▼ 3.0% | 343 MW | 600 MW | — | — | | Idaho County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/idaho/idaho-county) ID | 17,874 | ▲ 4.8% | 3 MW | — | — | — | | Nez Perce County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/idaho/nez-perce-county) ID | 42,905 | ▲ 3.9% | 114 MW | — | — | — | | Umatilla County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/umatilla-county) | 81,119 | ▲ 4.6% | 2,719 MW | 604 MW | 13 | — | | Union County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/union-county) | 25,900 | ▲ 1.7% | 101 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Oregon [All Oregon countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon)[Umatilla County81,119 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/umatilla-county)[Union County25,900 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/union-county)[Baker County16,658 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/baker-county) ## Wallowa County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Wallowa County, Oregon? 3 utilities have service territory in Wallowa County in the EIA-861 2024 report: PacifiCorp, Idaho Power Co, Clearwater Power Company. The largest, PacifiCorp, charged residential customers 14.02¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Wallowa County? 2 operating plants with 412 MW of capacity. The largest is Hells Canyon (411 MW, hydro). ### Are there data centers in Wallowa County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Wallowa County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Umatilla County. ### Is Wallowa County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,855 jobs in 2025 against 2,636 in 2019 (+8.3%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 153 to 191. ### Does Wallowa County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Wallowa County. Oregon has 7 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oregon/wallowa-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).