Erlands Point has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Home is the office for 26% of workers; Washington has 20%. 57 jobs are based in Erlands Point; 295 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Washington averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Erlands Point
Erlands Point on a workday afternoon
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Erlands Point on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
16% of working residents work in Bremerton
Where Erlands Point clocks in
16% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Erlands Point, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 57. 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 Erlands Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Erlands Point takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Erlands Point workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 26% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Erlands Point
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.
Work next door: 16% of Erlands Point’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Erlands Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlands Point | – | — | — | 24 min | $114,044 |
| Chico | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $140,500 |
| Kitsap Lake | under 2% | B | B | 24 min | $100,602 |
| Bremerton | 16% | C+ | A+ | 25 min | $74,940 |
| Tracyton | under 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $103,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bremerton. Darker towns draw more of Erlands Point’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 Erlands Point: questions
What is the median household income in Erlands Point?
$114,044 (±$10,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Erlands Point?
3.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Erlands Point?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Erlands Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bremerton (16%, 4 mi), Seattle (16%, 16 mi), Silverdale (13%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Erlands Point without a car?
2% 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 Erlands Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Erlands Point
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.