Photo: Buidhe · CC BY-SA 4.0Normandy Park’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: better than 98% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #6 of 285 in Washington.
Walkability A: more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns · #95 of 285 in Washington.
Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Washington 27, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Normandy Park; the top destination outside it is Seattle (37%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Normandy Park
Home offices are common in Normandy Park
35% of Normandy Park workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
37% of Normandy Park works in Seattle
1,057 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Seattle, 13 miles away. That’s 37 times as many as work in Normandy Park itself. The commute map ↓
Normandy Park is a place people come home to
There are 793 jobs based in Normandy Park, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Normandy Park has about 4,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Normandy Park
77% of Normandy Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 58% of the jobs based in Normandy Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Normandy Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Normandy Park went from 575 in 2013 to 793 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Normandy Park’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Normandy Park is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #6 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($162,476, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Normandy Park could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 25 minutes each way, quicker than most of Washington
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Normandy Park workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,055 commuters (the 35% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
37% of working residents work in Seattle
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Normandy Park clocks in
37% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Normandy Park quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,852 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 754 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Normandy Park on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
What the 793 jobs in Normandy Park are
793 jobs are based in Normandy Park. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Normandy Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Normandy Park, 2013 → 2023: 575 → 793. 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.
Half of Normandy Park commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Normandy Park is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Normandy Park is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #95 of 285 in Washington. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.4% 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 3,139 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, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 5.2% of Normandy Park households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Normandy Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Normandy Park is 111th of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Normandy Park, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | La Habra Heights CA | 5,327 | $180K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 110 | Walkersville MD | 6,501 | $131K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 111 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 112 | Greenwood MO | 6,315 | $107K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 113 | Wesley Hills NY | 6,477 | $209K | 5.5% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 230 | Orting WA | 8,884 | $133K | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 264 | Hobart WA | 6,552 | $161K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Normandy Park and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burien (7%). Darker towns draw more of Normandy Park’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Normandy Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Park | – | A+ | A | 25 min | $162,476 |
| Burien | 7% | B | A+ | 27 min | $91,318 |
| Des Moines | 2% | B− | A | 31 min | $92,483 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Normandy Park: questions
What is the median household income in Normandy Park?
$162,476 (±$15,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Normandy Park?
4.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Normandy Park?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Normandy Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (37%, 13 mi), Burien (7%, 3 mi), Bellevue (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Normandy Park walkable?
Normandy Park is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Normandy Park without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Normandy Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Normandy Park
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.