Bothell West’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Bothell West are A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Poverty touches 3.0% of residents; Washington has 9.9%. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 94.7 in Seattle.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Bothell West, in brief
Bothell West has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bothell West went from 690 in 2013 to 1,236 in 2023, +79%. The jobs ↓
Bothell West is a place people come home to
There are 1,236 jobs based in Bothell West, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bothell West has about 13,000 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Four in five Bothell West workers earn over $40,000 a year
80% of Bothell West’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 ↓
Bothell West makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Bothell West are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bothell West residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Bothell West workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Bothell West’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bothell West is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #7 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($153,449, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.9%, 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 West could be anywhere from A to A+.
Bothell West works in goods: 37% of its jobs
1,236 jobs are based in Bothell West.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bothell West, 2013 → 2023: 690 → 1,236. 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 West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Bothell West
On a workday 10,477 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 1,182 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Bothell West on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
The daily trip from Bothell West: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bothell West workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,617 commuters (the 27% 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.
26% of working residents work in Seattle
Where Bothell West clocks in
26% 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 West 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.
Bothell West is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bothell West is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #134 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Bothell West 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 11,872 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 29% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% 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). 3.8% of Bothell West households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Bothell West’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,847 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 30,000, Bothell West comes 70th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Mercer Island WA | 25,422 | $219K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 68 | Peters Township PA | 23,262 | $146K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 69 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 70 | Bothell West WA | 22,029 | $153K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 71 | Libertyville IL | 20,701 | $166K | 4.2% | 2.9% | 12% | A+ |
| 72 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 214 | Cottage Lake WA | 22,518 | $213K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Mukilteo WA | 21,239 | $133K | 5.7% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,847 | 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 West, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
The towns around Bothell West
The biggest share goes to Bothell (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bothell West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothell West | – | A+ | A− | 32 min | $153,449 |
| Brier | under 2% | A | A− | 31 min | $132,045 |
| Alderwood Manor | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $105,181 |
| Bothell | 7% | A | A | 28 min | $140,427 |
| Martha Lake | under 2% | A− | A− | 28 min | $124,494 |
| Bothell East | under 2% | A+ | A | 31 min | $198,882 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bothell West’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 West: questions
What is the median household income in Bothell West?
$153,449 (±$14,266) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bothell West?
3.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bothell West?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bothell West work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (26%, 14 mi), Redmond (10%, 11 mi), Bellevue (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bothell West walkable?
Bothell West is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bothell West without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bothell West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bothell West
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.