Photo: John Nathan Cobb · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Copalis Beach works elsewhere
9% of workers work from home, next to 20% for Washington as a whole. Employers in Copalis Beach report 32 jobs; 149 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Copalis Beach itself; outside it, Ocean Shores draws the most (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Copalis Beach
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Copalis Beach on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Commuting out of Copalis Beach: the destinations
Where Copalis Beach clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Copalis Beach makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Copalis Beach, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 32. 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 Copalis Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Copalis Beach
of Copalis Beach workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Copalis Beach commutes less than 63 miles
About 55% 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.
Next door to Copalis Beach
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copalis Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copalis Beach | – | — | — | — | $93,180 |
| Ocean City | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ocean City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Copalis Beach’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 Copalis Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Copalis Beach?
$93,180 (±$30,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copalis Beach?
3.3%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Copalis Beach work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ocean Shores (9%, 11 mi), Aberdeen (7%, 20 mi), Seattle (5%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Copalis Beach 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 Copalis Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copalis Beach
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.