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Work & commute in Ritzville, WA

About one in 3 of Ritzville’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Spokane (7%), Moses Lake (4%) and Spokane Valley (4%). Half commute less than 42 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
32%
213 of 673 working residents
Typical commute
42 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 460 Ritzville residents head out of town to work, 213 work right here, and 484 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ritzville.

460live here, work elsewhere
213live and work here
484work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ritzville goes to work

HarringtonWashtucnaOdessaLindDavenportRitzvilleOthelloWenatcheeMoses LakeSpokane ValleyRichlandPascoSpokaneSeattleSpokaneMoses LakeSpokane ValleyLindDavenportOdessaWenatcheeSeattleRichlandRitzville
1
Ritzville (in town)right here
32%213
2
Spokane57.9 mi away
7%49
3
Moses Lake42.4 mi away
4%26
4
Spokane Valley65.2 mi away
4%24
5
Lind15.5 mi away
2%15
6
Davenport38.2 mi away
2%12
7
Odessa20.7 mi away
2%11
8
Wenatchee94.1 mi away
2%11
9
Seattle189.2 mi away
2%11
10
Richland72.3 mi away
1%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%292

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

How far

How far Ritzville commutes

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

36%Under 10 mi
6%10–24 mi
12%25–50 mi
46%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ritzville is balanced between jobs and homes

1.04jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ritzville are

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

Jobs based in Ritzville

697 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)87%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Ritzville residents hold

673 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month53%
+5%

Jobs based in Ritzville, 2013 → 2023: 664 → 697. 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.

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