Most of Eschbach commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Eschbach report 43 jobs, against 160 working residents. Hardly any stay in Eschbach for work; outside it, Yakima is the main destination (39%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; Washington averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Eschbach
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64 people are in Eschbach on a workday afternoon, 65% 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.
The towns that employ Eschbach’s residents
Where Eschbach clocks in
39% of workers
8% 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 81% of work in Eschbach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eschbach, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 43. 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 Eschbach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eschbach: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eschbach workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 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.
The distance from Eschbach to work
About 24% 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 Eschbach
The biggest share goes to Gleed (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Eschbach’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 Eschbach: questions
What is the median household income in Eschbach?
$79,375 (±$37,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eschbach?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eschbach?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eschbach work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yakima (39%, 6 mi), Naches (8%, 5 mi), Union Gap (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eschbach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eschbach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eschbach
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.