Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Millwood (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 9.2 in Spokane. For jobs and income Millwood is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (A). Only 2% work in Millwood itself; outside it, Spokane draws the most (38%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Millwood apart on work
Most Millwood residents work close to home
77% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
38% of Millwood works in Spokane
355 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Spokane, 7.4 miles away. That’s 19 times as many as work in Millwood itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Millwood are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 27 across Washington. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Washington worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 938 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Millwood’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millwood could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How far Millwood goes to work
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.
Where the trip to work from Millwood ends
Where Millwood clocks in
38% of workers
30% of workers
4% 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.
The daily trip from Millwood: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millwood workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 853 commuters (the 13% 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.
In and out of Millwood on a workday
On a workday 918 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 943 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Millwood: 963 jobs
963 jobs are based in Millwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millwood, 2013 → 2023: 834 → 963. 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 Millwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Millwood
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.9% across Washington.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 977 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, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 3.4% of Millwood households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Millwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Millwood comes 670th 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Woodway WA | 1,316 | $205K | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Fife Heights WA | 1,446 | $157K | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | McMillin WA | 1,348 | $141K | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 668 | Washington Township OH | 1,529 | $80K | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1% | A− |
| 669 | Pine Ridge SC | 2,346 | $95K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| 670 | Millwood WA | 1,825 | $83K | 9.5% | 0.7% | 2% | A− |
| 671 | Hebron Township IL | 2,338 | $106K | 6.2% | 3.3% | 7% | A− |
| 672 | Harlem Township IL | 1,949 | $95K | 6.1% | 0.4% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Millwood, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Millwood’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwood | – | A− | A | 18 min | $83,068 |
| Spokane Valley | 30% | B− | A− | 21 min | $74,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Spokane Valley. Darker towns draw more of Millwood’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 Millwood: questions
What is the median household income in Millwood?
$83,068 (±$12,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millwood?
9.5%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millwood?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spokane (38%, 7 mi), Spokane Valley (30%, 2 mi), Liberty Lake (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millwood walkable?
Millwood is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 16.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millwood without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millwood
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.