Columbia River Bridge at Northport · Photo: GregJoeson · CC BY-SA 4.0How Northport works: jobs, income and commuting
The average commute takes 48 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Washington as a whole has 20%. Hardly any stay in Northport for work; outside it, Colville is the main destination (18%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Northport on a workday
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Northport on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.68 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 Northport’s working residents head each day
Where Northport clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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 Northport
71 jobs are based in Northport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northport, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 71. 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 Northport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Northport: about 48 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northport workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
Miles to work from Northport
About 55% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Northport: questions
What is the median household income in Northport?
$33,333 (±$14,955) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northport?
17.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northport?
48 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northport work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colville (18%, 26 mi), Spokane (13%, 88 mi), Kettle Falls (10%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Northport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Northport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northport
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.