Work & commute · Othello

Work & commute in Othello, WA

46% of Othello’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Moses Lake (5%), Spokane (2%) and Warden (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

46%

1,554 of 3,391 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 1,837 Othello residents head out of town to work, 1,554 work right here, and 3,587 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Othello.

1,837live here, work elsewhere

1,554live and work here

3,587work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Othello goes to work

Othello (in town)right here

46%1,554

Moses Lake21.7 mi away

5%180

Spokane99.9 mi away

2%61

Warden11.2 mi away

2%54

Richland37.6 mi away

2%51

Pasco38.6 mi away

1%50

Seattle159.4 mi away

1%49

Wenatchee69.2 mi away

1%44

Yakima67.6 mi away

1%43

Ritzville42.5 mi away

1%33

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%1,272

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

How far

How far Othello commutes

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

51%

14%

11%

24%

51%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Othello is a job hub

1.52jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Othello are

5,141 jobs are based in Othello. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Othello’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Othello

5,141 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)46%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Othello residents hold

3,391 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+38%

Jobs based in Othello, 2013 → 2023: 3,735 → 5,141. 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.