North Sultan has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in North Sultan for work; outside it, Seattle is the main destination (13%, 31 miles). North Sultan has 4 jobs, against 138 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Washington as a whole has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of North Sultan
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in North Sultan on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer 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.
Where the trip to work from North Sultan ends
Where North Sultan clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in North Sultan
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Sultan, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 North Sultan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 38 minutes from North Sultan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Sultan workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from North Sultan, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to North Sultan
The biggest share goes to Sultan (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Sultan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sultan | – | — | — | 38 min | $125,625 |
| Sultan | 4% | A− | A− | 38 min | $94,730 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Sultan’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 North Sultan: questions
What is the median household income in North Sultan?
$125,625 (±$30,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Sultan?
14.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Sultan?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Sultan work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (13%, 31 mi), Redmond (10%, 20 mi), Monroe (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Sultan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Sultan, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Sultan
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.