At 8.5%, unemployment in Enetai is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 94.7 in Seattle. The two grades for Enetai are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. 3.0% of residents are in poverty, where Washington as a whole has 9.9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Enetai: the gist
Enetai is a place people come home to
There are 127 jobs based in Enetai, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Enetai has about 1,600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Enetai and Bremerton trade workers both ways
Bremerton is the top workplace for Enetai residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Enetai come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 884 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Enetai’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Enetai is better than 55% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Enetai’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Enetai could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Enetai on a workday afternoon
On a workday 882 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Enetai on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
21% of working residents work in Bremerton
Where Enetai clocks in
21% of workers
16% 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.
What the 127 jobs in Enetai are
127 jobs are based in Enetai.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enetai, 2014 → 2024: 181 → 127. 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 Enetai’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Enetai: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enetai workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 806 commuters (the 21% 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.
How far it is to work from Enetai
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 Enetai, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Enetai is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Enetai 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 1,019 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 6.1% of Enetai households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Enetai’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Enetai is 1,937th among 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Cathcart WA | 2,064 | $130K | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Meadow Glade WA | 2,281 | $129K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,935 | Benton Township PA | 1,752 | $65K | 5.2% | 1.4% | 2% | B |
| 1,936 | Nasewaupee WI | 2,028 | $86K | 5.8% | 3.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,937 | Enetai WA | 2,387 | $88K | 3.0% | 8.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,938 | Mohawk NY | 2,350 | $73K | 15.1% | 2.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,939 | Utica OH | 2,138 | $84K | 5.5% | 6.8% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Enetai, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
21% of Enetai works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Bremerton. Darker towns draw more of Enetai’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 Enetai: questions
What is the median household income in Enetai?
$87,870 (±$21,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enetai?
3.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enetai?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enetai work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bremerton (21%, 6 mi), Seattle (16%, 12 mi), Silverdale (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Enetai walkable?
Enetai is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Enetai without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enetai, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enetai
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.