Photo: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Medina are among the highest of any U.S. town
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Washington 9.9%). Only 2% stay in Medina for work; outside it, Seattle is the main destination (33%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Medina apart
Much of Medina works one town over
51% of working residents work in a town that borders Medina: Seattle (33%) and Bellevue (18%). Next door ↓
Most Medina residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
83% of Medina’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, and so do 82% of the jobs based in Medina. 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; with 973 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Medina
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Medina is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #4 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($250,000+, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports Medina’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Medina could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The distance from Medina to work
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Medina
693 jobs are based in Medina.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Medina, 2014 → 2024: 271 → 693. 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 Medina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Medina, and who commutes in
On a workday 952 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 672 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.71 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.
Where people from Medina work
Where Medina clocks in
33% 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Washington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Medina workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 777 commuters (the 34% 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.
Medina is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,180 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 43.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 5.6% of Medina households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Medina’s commuters take a bus or train.
Medina next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000: 98th of 4,618 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Clarkson Valley MO | 2,540 | $247K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 97 | The Hills TX | 2,322 | $158K | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 98 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 99 | Lowhill Township PA | 2,331 | $144K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 100 | Eagle Point AL | 3,110 | $152K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Meadow Glade WA | 2,281 | $129K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Lake Holm WA | 3,555 | $177K | 1.1% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Medina, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Work next door: 51% of Medina’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Medina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | – | A+ | A | 21 min | $250,000+ |
| Bellevue | 18% | A | A+ | 24 min | $165,576 |
| Seattle | 33% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $123,860 |
| Hunts Point | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Mercer Island | under 2% | A+ | A | 24 min | $219,069 |
| Clyde Hill | under 2% | A | A+ | 18 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Hunts Point: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Seattle. Darker towns draw more of Medina’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Medina: questions
What is the median household income in Medina?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Medina?
4.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Medina?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Medina work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (33%, 5 mi), Bellevue (18%, 4 mi), Redmond (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Medina walkable?
Medina is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Medina without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Medina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Medina
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.