Jobs, income and commuting in Marcus, WA
The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 20% across Washington. Hardly any work in Marcus; the top destination outside it is Colville (30%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Marcus for work, and who comes in
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Marcus on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where Marcus’ working residents head each day
Where Marcus clocks in
30% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
From Marcus, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marcus workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marcus
About 43% 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.
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 Marcus: questions
What is the median household income in Marcus?
$55,489 (±$20,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marcus?
23.1%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marcus?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marcus work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colville (30%, 11 mi), Kettle Falls (10%, 4 mi), Spokane (10%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marcus without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marcus, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marcus
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.