Work & commute · Aberdeen

Work & commute in Aberdeen, WA

About one in 4 of Aberdeen’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Hoquiam (7%), Seattle (5%) and Olympia (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

1,785 of 6,912 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,127 Aberdeen residents head out of town to work, 1,785 work right here, and 5,218 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Aberdeen.

5,127live here, work elsewhere

1,785live and work here

5,218work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Aberdeen goes to work

Aberdeen (in town)right here

26%1,785

Hoquiam4.6 mi away

7%493

Seattle81.6 mi away

5%342

Olympia43.4 mi away

4%263

Montesano11 mi away

3%213

Tacoma66.4 mi away

3%185

Lacey48 mi away

2%170

Westport15.7 mi away

2%163

Ocean Shores16 mi away

2%119

Elma19 mi away

2%104

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%3,075

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Aberdeen commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

37%

13%

15%

36%

37%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Aberdeen is balanced between jobs and homes

1.01jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Aberdeen are

7,003 jobs are based in Aberdeen. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aberdeen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Aberdeen

7,003 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Aberdeen residents hold

6,912 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+8%

Jobs based in Aberdeen, 2013 → 2023: 6,511 → 7,003. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.