Black Diamond Cemetery · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Black Diamond have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Black Diamond grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Below the poverty line: 2.1% of residents; Washington has 9.9%. Only 2% work in Black Diamond itself; outside it, Seattle draws the most (14%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Black Diamond
Black Diamond workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Black Diamond has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Black Diamond went from 320 in 2014 to 559 in 2024, +75%. The jobs ↓
Black Diamond’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Black Diamond is Seattle, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (321) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Black Diamond is a place people come home to
There are 559 jobs based in Black Diamond, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Black Diamond has about 5,300 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Black Diamond’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Black Diamond is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #33 of 285 in Washington. The poverty rate holds Black Diamond’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Black Diamond could be anywhere from A− to A.
The daily trip from Black Diamond: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Black Diamond workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,453 commuters (the 25% 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.
The kinds of work in Black Diamond
559 jobs are based in Black Diamond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Diamond, 2014 → 2024: 320 → 559. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Black Diamond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Black Diamond commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In and out of Black Diamond on a workday
On a workday 2,244 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 518 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Black Diamond on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Black Diamond to work: where people go
Where Black Diamond clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
For most of Black Diamond, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Black Diamond is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #249 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Black Diamond near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,268 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Black Diamond households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Black Diamond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400, Black Diamond ranks 373rd of 3,167 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 238 | Orting WA | 8,884 | $133K | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 371 | Glenarden MD | 6,422 | $106K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 372 | Middletown MD | 5,056 | $173K | 1.1% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 373 | Black Diamond WA | 6,978 | $141K | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2% | A |
| 374 | Monroe Township IN | 6,541 | $102K | 4.2% | 2.3% | 7% | A |
| 375 | Peninsula Township MI | 6,160 | $138K | 4.2% | 0.7% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Black Diamond, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Work in the towns next to Black Diamond
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Diamond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond | – | A | C | 38 min | $141,383 |
| Lake Morton-Berrydale | under 3% | A | C+ | 38 min | $129,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Diamond’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 2024, 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 Black Diamond: questions
What is the median household income in Black Diamond?
$141,383 (±$13,982) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Diamond?
2.1%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Diamond?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Diamond work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (14%, 26 mi), Kent (10%, 11 mi), Maple Valley (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Black Diamond walkable?
Black Diamond is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Black Diamond without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Diamond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Diamond
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.