Work & commute · Republic

Work & commute in Republic, WA

42% of Republic’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Spokane (3%), Seattle (3%) and Colville (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

140 of 331 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

9 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 191 Republic residents head out of town to work, 140 work right here, and 410 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Republic.

191live here, work elsewhere

140live and work here

410work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Republic goes to work

Republic (in town)right here

42%140

Spokane90.5 mi away

3%11

Seattle181.4 mi away

3%11

Colville38.7 mi away

3%9

Pine Grove2.2 mi away

3%9

Spokane Valley97 mi away

2%6

Curlew Lake6.5 mi away

2%6

Curlew16.8 mi away

2%5

Torboy3.2 mi away

2%5

Coeur d'Alene, ID110.6 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%125

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

How far

How far Republic commutes

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

53%

35%

53%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Republic is a job hub

1.66jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Republic are

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

Jobs based in Republic

550 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Republic residents hold

331 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+5%

Jobs based in Republic, 2013 → 2023: 524 → 550. 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.