Hardly anyone in Bryant is out of work
For jobs and income Bryant is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Hardly any work in Bryant; the top destination outside it is Everett (18%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bryant
Bryant is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Bryant, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bryant has about 1,900 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bryant workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 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; with 874 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Bryant: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Bryant’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bryant stays A.
A workday in Bryant: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 873 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Bryant on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.14 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 Bryant: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bryant workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,180 commuters (the 18% 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.
Out of Bryant to work: where people go
Where Bryant clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 86% of work in Bryant
118 jobs are based in Bryant.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bryant, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 118. 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 Bryant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bryant’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 commute in Bryant is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.9% across Washington, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,442 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 1.9% of Bryant households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Bryant’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bryant is 245th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Cathcart WA | 2,064 | $130K | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 243 | Greentown OH | 2,993 | $114K | 2.2% | 3.3% | 2% | A |
| 244 | Emerald Mountain AL | 3,535 | $123K | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 245 | Bryant WA | 2,648 | $122K | 1.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| 246 | Graymoor-Devondale KY | 2,832 | $97K | 5.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 247 | Eagle Point WI | 3,267 | $111K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Bryant, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
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 Bryant: questions
What is the median household income in Bryant?
$121,669 (±$9,557) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bryant?
1.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bryant?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bryant work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Everett (18%, 20 mi), Arlington (13%, 6 mi), Seattle (9%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bryant walkable?
Bryant is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bryant without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bryant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bryant
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.