Work & commute · George

Work & commute in George, WA

Most working residents leave George for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Moses Lake (13%), Quincy (10%) and Wenatchee (2%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

9 of 268 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 259 George residents head out of town to work, 9 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in George.

259live here, work elsewhere

9live and work here

213work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where George goes to work

Moses Lake27.7 mi away

13%34

Quincy10.6 mi away

10%26

George (in town)right here

3%9

Wenatchee32.8 mi away

2%6

Kennewick69.3 mi away

2%6

Yakima47 mi away

2%5

Moses Lake North26.7 mi away

2%5

Othello37.5 mi away

1%4

Richland61.2 mi away

1%4

Warden38.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%166

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

How far

How far George commutes

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

20%

18%

36%

25%

20%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

George is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in George are

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

Jobs based in George

222 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)68%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs George residents hold

268 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+344%

Jobs based in George, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 222. 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.