Work & commute · Omak

Work & commute in Omak, WA

About one in 3 of Omak’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Okanogan (9%), Wenatchee (4%) and Seattle (3%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

586 of 1,723 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

11 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 1,137 Omak residents head out of town to work, 586 work right here, and 2,732 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Omak.

1,137live here, work elsewhere

586live and work here

2,732work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Omak goes to work

Omak (in town)right here

34%586

Okanogan4.4 mi away

9%161

Wenatchee77.5 mi away

4%62

Seattle141.7 mi away

3%60

Elmer City39.4 mi away

2%36

Yakima135.2 mi away

1%25

Brewster24.4 mi away

1%21

Moses Lake90.2 mi away

1%20

Tonasket20.1 mi away

1%19

Chelan45.7 mi away

1%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%716

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

How far

How far Omak commutes

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

50%

11%

33%

50%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Omak is a job hub

1.93jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Omak are

3,318 jobs are based in Omak. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Omak’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Omak

3,318 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Omak residents hold

1,723 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+22%

Jobs based in Omak, 2013 → 2023: 2,725 → 3,318. 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.