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Work & commute in Dayton, WA

About one in 3 of Dayton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Walla Walla (16%), Spokane (3%) and Pasco (2%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
38%
336 of 877 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 541 Dayton residents head out of town to work, 336 work right here, and 546 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dayton.

541live here, work elsewhere
336live and work here
546work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Dayton goes to work

StarbuckWaitsburgDaytonPomeroyCollege PlaceWalla WallaSpokane ValleyRichlandPascoKennewickSpokaneSeattleBurbankWalla WallaSpokanePascoKennewickWaitsburgStarbuckRichlandSeattleSpokane ValleyDayton
1
Dayton (in town)right here
38%336
2
Walla Walla24.4 mi away
16%144
3
Spokane96.7 mi away
3%22
4
Pasco54.8 mi away
2%18
5
Kennewick57.9 mi away
2%16
6
Waitsburg8.9 mi away
2%15
7
Starbuck15.9 mi away
1%11
8
Richland62.9 mi away
1%11
9
Seattle225 mi away
1%11
10
Spokane Valley99.4 mi away
1%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%283

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

How far

How far Dayton commutes

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

46%Under 10 mi
20%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
25%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Dayton 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 Dayton are

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

Jobs based in Dayton

882 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities11%
Services (health, schools, offices…)79%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Dayton residents hold

877 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+14%

Jobs based in Dayton, 2013 → 2023: 773 → 882. 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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