Work & commute · Almira

Work & commute in Almira, WA

Most working residents leave Almira for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Grand Coulee (12%), Wilbur (10%) and Spokane (7%). Half commute less than 49 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 113 working residents

Typical commute

49 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 110 Almira residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Almira.

110live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

30work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Almira goes to work

Grand Coulee16.1 mi away

12%13

Wilbur11 mi away

10%11

Spokane70 mi away

7%8

Davenport36.7 mi away

5%6

Spokane Valley79.3 mi away

4%5

Coulee Dam17.9 mi away

4%4

Elmer City20.1 mi away

3%3

Creston19.7 mi away

3%3

Almira (in town)right here

3%3

Pullman107 mi away

3%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%54

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

How far

How far Almira commutes

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

36%

11%

50%

4%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Almira is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Almira are

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

Jobs based in Almira

33 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Almira residents hold

113 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−58%

Jobs based in Almira, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 33. 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.