Photo: Pierce County Library (Life time: Pierce County Library) · Public domainMost of Kapowsin commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 45 minutes on average, where Washington has 27 and the U.S. 26. 30 jobs are based in Kapowsin; 164 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Kapowsin for work; outside it, Tacoma is the main destination (13%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kapowsin
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Kapowsin on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Kapowsin’s residents
Where Kapowsin clocks in
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Kapowsin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kapowsin, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 30. 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 Kapowsin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kapowsin’s commute takes about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kapowsin workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Kapowsin works
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.
Kapowsin and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Graham (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kapowsin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapowsin | – | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Graham | 4% | B+ | C | 43 min | $116,862 |
| Clear Lake | under 4% | B | B | 36 min | $95,882 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kapowsin’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 Kapowsin: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kapowsin?
5.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kapowsin?
45 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kapowsin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tacoma (13%, 23 mi), Seattle (7%, 45 mi), Puyallup (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kapowsin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kapowsin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kapowsin
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.