Frederickson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Measured by household income, Frederickson is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Employers in Frederickson report 5,322 jobs; 10,525 of its residents have a job. Frederickson grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Frederickson and work: the main findings
Frederickson makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Frederickson are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Frederickson residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Frederickson workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Frederickson pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Frederickson pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Frederickson draws workers from far and wide
The 5,322 jobs in Frederickson are filled from a wide area. Frederickson’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 39%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Frederickson’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Frederickson is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #105 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Frederickson’s grade up ($109,500, 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, Frederickson could be anywhere from B to A.
A place that makes things: 59% of Frederickson’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frederickson, 2013 → 2023: 4,169 → 5,322. 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 Frederickson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Washington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frederickson workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,433 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.
16% of working residents work in Tacoma
Where Frederickson clocks in
10% 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.
Who leaves Frederickson for work, and who comes in
On a workday 10,244 residents head out to work, 281 work right here, and 5,041 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Frederickson on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
How far Frederickson’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Frederickson is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frederickson is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns, #190 of 285 in Washington. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.9% across Washington, on an EPA index of 6.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,548 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 3% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 3.2% of Frederickson households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Frederickson’s commuters take a bus or train.
Frederickson places 689th of 1,516 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Mercer Island WA | 25,422 | $219K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Bothell West WA | 22,029 | $153K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | Cottage Lake WA | 22,518 | $213K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 687 | Central Point OR | 19,139 | $86K | 6.7% | 3.1% | 10% | B+ |
| 688 | Kapolei HI | 22,232 | $128K | 6.3% | 6.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 689 | Frederickson WA | 25,383 | $110K | 5.7% | 5.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 690 | West Carson CA | 22,143 | $93K | 8.7% | 5.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 691 | Waterford CT | 20,435 | $105K | 4.6% | 5.6% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,516 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Frederickson, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
How Frederickson compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Spanaway (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frederickson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederickson | – | B+ | B | 36 min | $109,500 |
| Spanaway | 3% | B+ | B+ | 37 min | $98,251 |
| Clover Creek | under 3% | B− | B+ | 33 min | $95,061 |
| Graham | under 3% | B+ | C | 43 min | $116,862 |
| South Hill | 3% | A− | B+ | 34 min | $113,130 |
| Elk Plain | under 3% | A− | D | 37 min | $107,313 |
| Parkland | under 3% | B− | A | 31 min | $72,239 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frederickson’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 Frederickson: questions
What is the median household income in Frederickson?
$109,500 (±$6,625) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frederickson?
5.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frederickson?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frederickson work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tacoma (16%, 12 mi), Seattle (10%, 36 mi), Puyallup (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Frederickson walkable?
Frederickson is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frederickson without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frederickson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frederickson
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. 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.