Startup has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Startup has 29 jobs; 424 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Startup; the top destination outside it is Seattle (14%, 33 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, next to 20% for Washington as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Startup stands out on work
Startup is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Startup, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Startup has about 160 people in it, 71% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Startup’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Startup is Seattle, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (59) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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 424 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Startup: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 423 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Startup on a workday afternoon, 71% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Startup
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.
Out of Startup to work: where people go
Where Startup clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
In Startup, 48% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Startup, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 29. 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 Startup’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Startup
of Startup workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 11% 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 around Startup
The biggest share goes to Sultan (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Startup’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 Startup: questions
What is the median household income in Startup?
$66,525 (±$40,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Startup?
1.8%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Startup work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (14%, 33 mi), Monroe (10%, 11 mi), Redmond (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Startup without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Startup, from the people who make the trip.
More of Startup
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.