Alder has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 10 jobs in Alder, against 87 working residents. Hardly any work in Alder; the top destination outside it is Tacoma (10%, 34 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Washington as a whole has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Alder
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Alder on a workday afternoon, 80% fewer than live here.
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 Alder goes to work
Where Alder clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Alder works in goods: 60% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alder, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 10. 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 Alder’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Alder
of Alder workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% 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 Alder’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
The towns around Alder
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alder workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder | – | — | — | — | — |
| La Grande | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Grande: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alder’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Alder: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alder?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alder work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tacoma (10%, 34 mi), Seattle (8%, 58 mi), Eatonville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alder 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 Alder, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alder
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.