Photo: Max Richards · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Snoqualmie earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 0.8% of residents live below the poverty line (Washington 9.9%). For jobs and income Snoqualmie is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Snoqualmie, in a few figures
Snoqualmie has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Snoqualmie went from 2,850 in 2013 to 5,223 in 2023, +83%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
79% of Snoqualmie’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 72% of the jobs based in Snoqualmie. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Snoqualmie
33% of Snoqualmie workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
Snoqualmie’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Snoqualmie is Seattle, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (1,759) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Snoqualmie draws workers from far and wide
The 5,223 jobs in Snoqualmie are filled from a wide area. Snoqualmie’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Snoqualmie’s grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Snoqualmie could be anywhere from A to A+.
72% of the jobs in Snoqualmie pay over $3,333 a month
5,223 jobs are based in Snoqualmie.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Snoqualmie, 2013 → 2023: 2,850 → 5,223. 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 Snoqualmie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Snoqualmie: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Snoqualmie workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,969 commuters (the 33% 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 many miles Snoqualmie commutes
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.
24% of working residents work in Seattle
Where Snoqualmie clocks in
24% 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.
Who leaves Snoqualmie for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,587 residents head out to work, 606 work right here, and 4,617 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Snoqualmie on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
In Snoqualmie, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,395 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 1.5% of Snoqualmie households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Snoqualmie’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Snoqualmie ranks: 115th of 2,059 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 38 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 93 | Bothell East WA | 14,578 | $199K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 113 | Stone Ridge VA | 16,603 | $188K | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 114 | Highland Village TX | 16,029 | $160K | 1.8% | 4.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 115 | Snoqualmie WA | 13,640 | $214K | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 116 | East Grand Rapids MI | 11,663 | $167K | 3.6% | 3.2% | 7% | A+ |
| 117 | Edgewood WA | 13,548 | $116K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 158 | Lake Tapps WA | 12,798 | $148K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Snoqualmie, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Snoqualmie and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to North Bend (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Snoqualmie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snoqualmie | – | A+ | A | 29 min | $214,107 |
| North Bend | 2% | A | A | 28 min | $175,109 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Snoqualmie’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 Snoqualmie: questions
What is the median household income in Snoqualmie?
$214,107 (±$35,277) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Snoqualmie?
0.8%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Snoqualmie?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Snoqualmie work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (24%, 23 mi), Bellevue (13%, 14 mi), Redmond (11%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Snoqualmie walkable?
Snoqualmie is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Snoqualmie without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Snoqualmie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Snoqualmie
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.