Work & commute · Washougal

Work & commute in Washougal, WA

Most working residents leave Washougal for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Vancouver (24%), Portland (15%) and Camas (9%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

723 of 7,872 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,149 Washougal residents head out of town to work, 723 work right here, and 2,777 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washougal.

7,149live here, work elsewhere

723live and work here

2,777work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washougal goes to work

Vancouver12.7 mi away

24%1,927

Portland, OR15 mi away

15%1,153

Washougal (in town)right here

9%723

Camas4.3 mi away

9%721

Seattle140.7 mi away

4%279

Gresham, OR7.2 mi away

2%137

Hazel Dell16.3 mi away

1%116

Longview49 mi away

1%106

Hillsboro, OR28.6 mi away

1%103

Battle Ground16.4 mi away

1%88

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%2,519

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

How far

How far Washougal commutes

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

31%

45%

19%

31%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washougal is a commuter town

0.44jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Washougal are

3,500 jobs are based in Washougal. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washougal’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Washougal

3,500 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Washougal residents hold

7,872 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+38%

Jobs based in Washougal, 2013 → 2023: 2,536 → 3,500. 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.