North Creek School · Photo: CassRobin · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Bothell East are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Bothell East is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (A). 3.6% of residents are in poverty, against 9.9% across Washington. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 94.7 in Seattle.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bothell East
Jobs in Bothell East have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Bothell East went from 404 in 2013 to 988 in 2023, +145%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Bothell East works from home
34% of Bothell East workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
Bothell East is a place people come home to
There are 988 jobs based in Bothell East, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bothell East has about 9,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Four in five Bothell East workers earn over $40,000 a year
82% of Bothell East’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, 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.
Where Bothell East’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income is its strongest input ($198,882, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bothell East could be anywhere from A to A+.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bothell East
988 jobs are based in Bothell East.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bothell East, 2013 → 2023: 404 → 988. 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 Bothell East’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Washington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bothell East workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,093 commuters (the 34% 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.
A workday in Bothell East: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,533 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 947 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,000 people are in Bothell East on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
25% of working residents work in Seattle
Where Bothell East clocks in
25% 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.
How far Bothell East goes to work
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.
In Bothell East, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,764 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% 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 7.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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 Bothell East households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Bothell East’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Bothell East is 105th among 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 43 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 103 | White Bear Township MN | 10,399 | $129K | 2.3% | 3.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 104 | Dranesville VA | 11,828 | $215K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 105 | Bothell East WA | 14,578 | $199K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 106 | Ramsey NJ | 14,925 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 107 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Snoqualmie WA | 13,640 | $214K | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Edgewood WA | 13,548 | $116K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Bothell East, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
How Bothell East compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bothell (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bothell East workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothell East | – | A+ | A | 31 min | $198,882 |
| Bothell | 8% | A | A | 28 min | $140,427 |
| Mill Creek East | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $192,937 |
| Maltby | under 2% | A+ | B | 28 min | $185,457 |
| Clearview | under 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $192,540 |
| Bothell West | under 2% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $153,449 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bothell East’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 Bothell East: questions
What is the median household income in Bothell East?
$198,882 (±$31,057) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bothell East?
3.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bothell East?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bothell East work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (25%, 15 mi), Redmond (15%, 9 mi), Bellevue (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bothell East walkable?
Bothell East is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bothell East without a car?
7% 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 Bothell East, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bothell East
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. 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.