Nespelem Community draws 117 commuters a day, with 1.9 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 9% of workers (Washington 20%). Nespelem Community has 120 jobs; 63 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Nespelem Community itself; outside it, Elmer City draws the most (41%, 12 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 Nespelem Community
On a workday 60 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 420 people are in Nespelem Community on a workday afternoon, 16% more 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.
Who travels to work in Nespelem Community, and from where
Where Nespelem Community clocks in
41% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Nespelem Community are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Nespelem Community’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nespelem Community’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nespelem Community workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 9% 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 Nespelem Community
About 16% 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.
Next door to Nespelem Community
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nespelem Community workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nespelem Community | – | — | — | 17 min | $104,063 |
| Nespelem | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nespelem: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nespelem Community’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 Nespelem Community: questions
What is the median household income in Nespelem Community?
$104,063 (±$37,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nespelem Community?
2.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nespelem Community?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nespelem Community work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elmer City (41%, 12 mi), Grand Coulee (11%, 16 mi), Coulee Dam (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nespelem Community without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nespelem Community, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nespelem Community
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.