Work & commute · Vashon

Work & commute in Vashon, WA

About one in 3 of Vashon’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Seattle (24%), Bellevue (4%) and Tacoma (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
37%
1,402 of 3,820 working residents
Typical commute
12 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
34 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
39%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,418 Vashon residents head out of town to work, 1,402 work right here, and 1,180 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vashon.

2,418live here, work elsewhere
1,402live and work here
1,180work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Vashon goes to work

Port OrchardTukwilaLakewoodOlympiaRedmondRentonBellevueKentEverettAuburnSeattleVancouverTacomaVashonSeattleBellevueTacomaEverettKentRedmondTukwilaRentonOlympiaVashon
1
Vashon (in town)right here
37%1,402
2
Seattle15.2 mi away
24%920
3
Bellevue18.9 mi away
4%155
4
Tacoma11 mi away
3%131
5
Everett40 mi away
2%79
6
Kent11.4 mi away
2%65
7
Redmond24.3 mi away
2%64
8
Tukwila9.5 mi away
1%55
9
Renton13 mi away
1%55
10
Olympia32.9 mi away
1%51
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%843

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

How far

How far Vashon commutes

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

44%Under 10 mi
40%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
6%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Vashon is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Vashon are

2,582 jobs are based in Vashon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vashon’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Vashon

2,582 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Vashon residents hold

3,820 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month66%
+25%

Jobs based in Vashon, 2013 → 2023: 2,065 → 2,582. 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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