More than half of Fort Washington’s working residents commute to Fresno
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 17% across California. Hardly any work in Fort Washington itself; outside it, Fresno draws the most (57%, 7 miles). Fort Washington has 20 jobs for 112 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fort Washington
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Fort Washington on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.18 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Fort Washington’s working residents head each day
Where Fort Washington clocks in
57% of workers
12% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
95% of the jobs in Fort Washington make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Washington, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 20. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fort Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fort Washington
of Fort Washington workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Fort Washington
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Fort Washington: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Washington?
$118,011 (±$76,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Washington?
0.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fort Washington work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Fort Washington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Washington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Washington
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.