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Work & commute · Wilkeson

Work & commute in Wilkeson, WA

Most working residents leave Wilkeson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Seattle (14%), Tacoma (6%) and Enumclaw (5%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 220 working residents
Typical commute
24 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
43 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 220 Wilkeson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wilkeson.

220live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Wilkeson goes to work

South PrairieWilkesonBuckleyEnumclawCovingtonChelanSumnerBonney LakePuyallupRentonBellevueKentAuburnSeattleTacomaLakeland NorthLongview HeightsCrockerSpanawaySeattleTacomaEnumclawRentonKentAuburnBellevueBuckleyBonney LakeSumnerWilkeson
1
Seattle38.4 mi away
14%31
2
Tacoma21.8 mi away
6%14
3
Enumclaw7.5 mi away
5%12
4
Renton26.9 mi away
5%10
5
Kent21.3 mi away
5%10
6
Auburn15.9 mi away
5%10
7
Bellevue34.6 mi away
4%9
8
Buckley4.4 mi away
4%8
9
Bonney Lake8.6 mi away
3%7
10
Sumner12.5 mi away
3%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%103

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

How far

How far Wilkeson commutes

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

20%Under 10 mi
32%10–24 mi
39%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wilkeson is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wilkeson are

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

Jobs based in Wilkeson

23 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)87%
$1,250 a month or less4%
$1,251–$3,333 a month57%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Wilkeson residents hold

220 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%
Over $3,333 a month73%
+77%

Jobs based in Wilkeson, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 23. 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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