Hood River's economy has traditionally been based on three industries: agriculture, tourism, and sports recreation, but since the late 1990s, high-tech industries, such as aerospace engineering (e.g. Insitu and Hood Technologies), have become some of the largest employers.
Hood River ekonomisi, geleneksel olarak üç çeşit endüstriye dayanmaktadır: Tarım, turizm ve spor aktiviteleri.Ancak havaclık mühendisliği (Insitu ve Hood Technologies) gibi yüksek teknoloji endüstrileri, 1990'ların sonundan bu yana en büyük iş kolları haline geldiler.