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Work & commute · Colfax

Work & commute in Colfax, WA

About one in 4 of Colfax’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Pullman (31%), Spokane (3%) and Moscow (2%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
27%
320 of 1,175 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
17 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 855 Colfax residents head out of town to work, 320 work right here, and 939 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Colfax.

855live here, work elsewhere
320live and work here
939work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Colfax goes to work

MoscowLewistonRosaliaSt. JohnGarfieldPalouseTekoaClarkstonColfaxPullmanWalla WallaSpokane ValleyPascoKennewickSpokanePullmanSpokaneMoscowKennewickWalla WallaLewistonClarkstonSpokane ValleyPascoColfax
1
Pullman14.4 mi away
31%361
2
Colfax (in town)right here
27%320
3
Spokane52.5 mi away
3%30
4
Moscow, ID20 mi away
2%22
5
Kennewick100.6 mi away
2%20
6
Walla Walla75.5 mi away
2%18
7
Lewiston, ID39.1 mi away
1%15
8
Clarkston36.7 mi away
1%13
9
Spokane Valley52.2 mi away
1%13
10
Pasco96.1 mi away
1%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%350

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

How far

How far Colfax commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
38%10–24 mi
5%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Colfax is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Colfax are

1,259 jobs are based in Colfax. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Colfax’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Colfax

1,259 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)7%
Trade, transport & utilities27%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Colfax residents hold

1,175 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month63%
+11%

Jobs based in Colfax, 2013 → 2023: 1,135 → 1,259. 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.

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