Fobes Hill has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Fobes Hill grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 6.9% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. For 10% of workers, the job is at home; Washington has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fobes Hill, in a few figures
Fobes Hill is a place people come home to
There are 166 jobs based in Fobes Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fobes Hill has about 1,500 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fobes Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Fobes Hill workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Fobes Hill’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fobes Hill
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fobes Hill is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #102 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Fobes Hill’s grade up ($133,553, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fobes Hill could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fobes Hill
On a workday 1,257 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Fobes Hill on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
About 34 minutes to work from Fobes Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fobes Hill workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,086 commuters (the 10% 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.
Fobes Hill makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
166 jobs are based in Fobes Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fobes Hill, 2014 → 2024: 88 → 166. 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 Fobes Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of working residents work in Everett
Where Fobes Hill clocks in
18% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fobes Hill
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.
For most of Fobes Hill, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fobes Hill is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #216 of 285 in Washington. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.9% across Washington, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,213 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 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 0.0% of Fobes Hill households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Fobes Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Fobes Hill is 1,108th among 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Cathcart WA | 2,064 | $130K | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,106 | Splendora TX | 2,146 | $85K | 13.5% | 1.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,107 | Fredonia WI | 2,252 | $99K | 9.7% | 3.5% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,108 | Fobes Hill WA | 2,569 | $134K | 6.9% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,109 | Brookwood AL | 2,467 | $81K | 7.5% | 1.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,110 | Palmer Lake CO | 2,591 | $125K | 4.4% | 5.5% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Fobes Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Fobes Hill and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Snohomish (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fobes Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fobes Hill | – | B+ | B− | 34 min | $133,553 |
| Snohomish | 7% | B− | A | 29 min | $87,250 |
| Bunk Foss | under 3% | B+ | C | 30 min | $155,201 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fobes Hill’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 Fobes Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Fobes Hill?
$133,553 (±$35,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fobes Hill?
6.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fobes Hill?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fobes Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Everett (18%, 3 mi), Seattle (14%, 24 mi), Snohomish (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Fobes Hill walkable?
Fobes Hill is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fobes Hill without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fobes Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fobes Hill
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.