Redmond City Park · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Redmond are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
About one in three stay in Redmond for work; outside it, Seattle is the main destination (27%, 12 miles). Below the poverty line: 5.6% of residents; Washington has 9.9%. Home is the office for 38% of workers (Washington 20%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Redmond at work: what stands out
Redmond has far more jobs than workers
Redmond has 118,943 jobs, 3.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 164,000 people are in town, 98% more than the 83,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
85% of Redmond’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 90% of the jobs based in Redmond. The jobs ↓
A lot of Redmond works from home
38% of Redmond workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
Redmond and Seattle trade workers both ways
Seattle is the top workplace for Redmond residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Redmond come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Redmond residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Redmond’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redmond is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #48 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Redmond’s grade up ($162,560, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, 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, Redmond could be anywhere from A− to A.
How many people are in Redmond by day
On a workday 25,546 residents head out to work, 12,262 work right here, and 106,681 people come in from elsewhere.
About 164,000 people are in Redmond on a workday afternoon, 98% more than live here.
3.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Redmond
118,943 jobs are based in Redmond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redmond, 2013 → 2023: 92,401 → 118,943. 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 Redmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Redmond takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redmond workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26,003 commuters (the 38% 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 towns that send workers to Redmond
Where Redmond clocks in
27% of workers
5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Redmond
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.
Redmond is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 42,229 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 93% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 37.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 7.6% of Redmond households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Redmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 546 U.S. towns of 58,000 to 111,000, Redmond comes 95th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 29 | Sammamish WA | 66,110 | $240K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Kirkland WA | 97,410 | $150K | 6.1% | 4.6% | 11% | A |
| 93 | Novi MI | 67,319 | $111K | 5.4% | 4.3% | 11% | A |
| 94 | Roswell GA | 91,505 | $129K | 7.5% | 3.8% | 11% | A |
| 95 | Redmond WA | 82,506 | $163K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 32% | A |
| 96 | Alpharetta GA | 66,921 | $148K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 18% | A |
| 97 | Reston VA | 64,414 | $149K | 5.7% | 5.0% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Shoreline WA | 66,542 | $113K | 8.8% | 4.6% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 546 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Redmond, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Next door is work for 18% of Redmond
The biggest share goes to Bellevue (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | – | A | A+ | 22 min | $162,560 |
| Union Hill-Novelty Hill | under 1% | A− | A | 28 min | $185,369 |
| Bellevue | 13% | A | A+ | 24 min | $165,576 |
| Kirkland | 5% | A | A+ | 24 min | $150,414 |
| Sammamish | under 1% | A | A | 29 min | $239,690 |
| Cottage Lake | under 1% | A | B− | 26 min | $213,106 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redmond’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 Redmond: questions
What is the median household income in Redmond?
$162,560 (±$10,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redmond?
5.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redmond?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redmond work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (27%, 12 mi), Bellevue (13%, 6 mi), Kirkland (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redmond walkable?
Redmond is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redmond without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redmond
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.