Household incomes in Picnic Point are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Picnic Point are A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Below the poverty line: 7.2% of residents, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. Only 1% work in Picnic Point; the top destination outside it is Seattle (27%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Picnic Point apart on work
Picnic Point is a place people come home to
There are 866 jobs based in Picnic Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Picnic Point has about 6,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Picnic Point
75% of Picnic Point residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 55% of the jobs based in Picnic Point pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Picnic Point
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Picnic Point is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #64 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Picnic Point’s grade up ($129,734, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Picnic Point could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who commutes out of Picnic Point, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,700 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 813 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,400 people are in Picnic Point on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
The kinds of work in Picnic Point
866 jobs are based in Picnic Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Picnic Point, 2013 → 2023: 648 → 866. 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 Picnic Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Picnic Point: the destinations
Where Picnic Point clocks in
27% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Picnic Point takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Picnic Point workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,001 commuters (the 20% 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.
How far Picnic Point goes to work
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.
Picnic Point is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% 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 4,999 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 76% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 11.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 3.0% of Picnic Point households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Picnic Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Picnic Point next to U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000: 744th of 2,878 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Snoqualmie WA | 13,640 | $214K | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Edgewood WA | 13,548 | $116K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 742 | Lincoln Park NJ | 10,950 | $123K | 2.9% | 10.1% | 7% | A− |
| 743 | Helvetia Township IL | 8,312 | $85K | 6.1% | 1.3% | 13% | A− |
| 744 | Picnic Point WA | 10,261 | $130K | 7.2% | 4.7% | 1% | A− |
| 745 | Miami Shores FL | 11,669 | $144K | 7.6% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
| 746 | Bloomingdale NJ | 7,853 | $128K | 11.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Picnic Point, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
How Picnic Point compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mukilteo (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Picnic Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic Point | – | A− | A− | 30 min | $129,734 |
| Mukilteo | 3% | A | A− | 26 min | $132,861 |
| Meadowdale | under 2% | A | A− | 26 min | $173,902 |
| North Lynnwood | under 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $101,088 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Picnic Point’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 Picnic Point: questions
What is the median household income in Picnic Point?
$129,734 (±$10,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Picnic Point?
7.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Picnic Point?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Picnic Point work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (27%, 18 mi), Everett (15%, 8 mi), Lynnwood (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Picnic Point walkable?
Picnic Point is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Picnic Point without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Picnic Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Picnic Point
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.