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Jobs & commute in Sekiu

There are 3.1 jobs in Sekiu for every working resident, and 27 people commute in

About one in ten work in Sekiu itself; outside it, Forks draws the most (22%, 22 miles). There are 28 jobs in Sekiu; 9 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Sekiu, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 8 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

8live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
27work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
3.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Who travels to work in Sekiu, and from where

Palatine: 1 workers live here (4%)Forks: 3 workers live here (11%)Shelton: 1 workers live here (4%)Port Angeles: 2 workers live here (7%)TumwaterSammamishSpokane Valley: 1 workers live here (4%)BellinghamSeattleSekiuMill Creek East: 1 workers live here (4%)BradySilver Firs: 1 workers live here (4%)ForksPort AngelesPalatineSheltonSpokane ValleyMill Creek EastSekiu
1
Forks21.7 mi away
11%3
2
Port Angeles40.6 mi away
7%2
3
Palatine, IL1797.9 mi away
4%1
4
Shelton90.5 mi away
4%1
5
Spokane Valley329.6 mi away
4%1
6
Sekiu (in town)right here
4%1
7
Mill Creek East102 mi away
4%1
8
Silver Firs103.1 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%17
The top trips

Where Sekiu clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Sekiu are in services

Jobs based in SekiuJobs Sekiu residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%11%
Trade, transport & utilities0%0%
Services: health, schools, offices100%89%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less43%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%11%
Over $3,333 a month21%67%

Who does it

29 or younger46%11%
30 to 5432%67%
55 and older21%22%
+600%

Jobs based in Sekiu, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 28. 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 Sekiu’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Sekiu commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miForks: 22% · 21.7 miTumwater: 11% · 109 miSammamish: 11% · 114.5 miBellingham: 11% · 90.5 miSeattle: 11% · 100.6 miBrady: 11% · 93.9 miForks 22%Tumwater 11%Sammamish 11%Bellingham 11%Sekiu
SekiuTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
22%10–24 mi2 residents
11%25–50 mi1 residents
56%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 56% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sekiu: questions

Where do people who live in Sekiu work?

11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Forks (22%, 22 mi), Tumwater (11%, 109 mi), Sammamish (11%, 114 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Sekiu, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Sekiu

Sekiu home →

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.