Photo: Kevmin · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Republic earn less than those in 73% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Republic D; getting around on foot earns it A−. 16.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. About two in five work in Republic itself; outside it, Spokane draws the most (3%, 90 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Republic: the gist
Commutes from Republic are quick
The average trip to work takes 9 minutes, against 27 across Washington. That’s about 138 hours a year less on the road than the typical Washington worker. Time on the road ↓
Republic is where the jobs are
Republic has 550 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 331 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Republic’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Republic is better than 8% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Republic’s grade up ($60,417, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (17.0%) is left out: Republic’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Republic could be anywhere from D− to C.
Getting to work from Republic takes about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Republic workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who commutes out of Republic, and who commutes in
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 140 work right here, and 410 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Republic on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.7 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.
The commute from Republic, by distance
About 35% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Republic’s workers come from
Where Republic clocks in
3% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Republic: what the 550 are
550 jobs are based in Republic.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Republic, 2013 → 2023: 524 → 550. 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 Republic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Good to walk, short on transit: Republic
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Republic is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 19.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.9% across Washington, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 310 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.0% of Republic households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Republic’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Republic ranks 2,666th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Yarrow Point WA | 1,143 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 0% | A+ |
| 16 | Woodway WA | 1,316 | $205K | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Ames Lake WA | 1,245 | $250K | 1.1% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,664 | Talmage CA | 1,128 | $45K | 23.0% | 6.5% | 1% | D |
| 2,665 | Brilliant OH | 1,213 | $44K | 16.2% | 4.3% | 3% | D |
| 2,666 | Republic WA | 1,016 | $60K | 16.4% | 17.0% | 42% | D |
| 2,667 | Brooks ME | 1,023 | $59K | 19.1% | 4.4% | 2% | D |
| 2,668 | Brownville ME | 1,153 | $64K | 18.3% | 11.6% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Republic, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
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 Republic: questions
What is the median household income in Republic?
$60,417 (±$30,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Republic?
16.4%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Republic?
9 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Republic work?
42% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spokane (3%, 90 mi), Seattle (3%, 181 mi), Colville (3%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Republic walkable?
Republic is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Republic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Republic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Republic
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.