Work & commute · Hoquiam

Work & commute in Hoquiam, WA

Most working residents leave Hoquiam for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Aberdeen (20%), Seattle (5%) and Olympia (3%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

489 of 3,967 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 3,478 Hoquiam residents head out of town to work, 489 work right here, and 1,606 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hoquiam.

3,478live here, work elsewhere

489live and work here

1,606work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hoquiam goes to work

Aberdeen4.6 mi away

20%801

Hoquiam (in town)right here

12%489

Seattle85.4 mi away

5%203

Olympia48 mi away

3%130

Montesano15.5 mi away

3%111

Ocean Shores11.4 mi away

3%103

Tacoma70.8 mi away

3%101

Lacey52.6 mi away

2%96

Amanda Park32.9 mi away

2%66

Westport11.5 mi away

2%60

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%1,807

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

How far

How far Hoquiam commutes

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

35%

14%

13%

38%

35%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hoquiam is a commuter town

0.53jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hoquiam are

2,095 jobs are based in Hoquiam. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hoquiam’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hoquiam

2,095 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Hoquiam residents hold

3,967 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−9%

Jobs based in Hoquiam, 2013 → 2023: 2,300 → 2,095. 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.