Hockinson has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A: better than 86% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #52 of 285 in Washington.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns · #205 of 285 in Washington.
Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Washington 27, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Hockinson; the top destination outside it is Vancouver (28%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Hockinson, in brief
Hockinson has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hockinson went from 552 in 2013 to 929 in 2023, +68%. The jobs ↓
Hockinson and Vancouver trade workers both ways
Vancouver is the top workplace for Hockinson residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Hockinson come from (16% of its jobs). 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Hockinson’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hockinson is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #52 of 285 in Washington. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hockinson could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What the 929 jobs in Hockinson are
929 jobs are based in Hockinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hockinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hockinson, 2013 → 2023: 552 → 929. 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.
28% of working residents work in Vancouver
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hockinson clocks in
28% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Hockinson quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,607 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 865 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Hockinson on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.35 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 26 minutes each way, about the WA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hockinson workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,796 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Hockinson commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 19% 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.
Most trips from Hockinson start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hockinson is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #205 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Hockinson 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 2,393 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 21% 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 0.7% of Hockinson households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hockinson’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hockinson is 560th of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hockinson, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 558 | South Patrick Shores FL | 7,030 | $86K | 3.3% | 1.0% | 5% | A |
| 559 | White Rock NM | 5,716 | $157K | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4% | A |
| 560 | Hockinson WA | 6,150 | $113K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 2% | A |
| 561 | Larchmont NY | 6,750 | $168K | 1.5% | 10.5% | 5% | A |
| 562 | Lake Mills WI | 6,655 | $91K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Hockinson and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Battle Ground (4%). Darker towns draw more of Hockinson’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hockinson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockinson | – | A | B− | 26 min | $113,295 |
| Battle Ground | 4% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $104,977 |
| Venersborg | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $118,344 |
| Orchards | 2% | B | B+ | 26 min | $100,146 |
| Brush Prairie | 3% | A− | B− | 18 min | $122,827 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Hockinson: questions
What is the median household income in Hockinson?
$113,295 (±$8,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hockinson?
3.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hockinson?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hockinson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vancouver (28%, 8 mi), Portland (15%, 16 mi), Seattle (4%, 131 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hockinson walkable?
Hockinson is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hockinson without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hockinson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hockinson
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.