Jobs, income and commuting in Parker, WA
48 jobs are based in Parker, against 71 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Washington 20%). Hardly any stay in Parker for work; outside it, Yakima is the main destination (23%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Parker, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in Parker on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Parker’s working residents head each day
Where Parker clocks in
23% 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.
In Parker, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parker, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 48. 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 Parker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Parker
of Parker workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 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 Parker, 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.
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 Parker: questions
What is the poverty rate in Parker?
17.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Parker work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yakima (23%, 7 mi), Wapato (8%, 5 mi), Zillah (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parker 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 Parker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parker
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.