Badger Mountain Lookout · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Sunnyslope earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes (Washington 27, U.S. 26). 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Washington as a whole has 9.9%. For jobs and income Sunnyslope is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sunnyslope
Sunnyslope and Wenatchee trade workers both ways
Wenatchee is the top workplace for Sunnyslope residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Sunnyslope come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Sunnyslope is a place people come home to
There are 299 jobs based in Sunnyslope, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sunnyslope has about 2,100 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Sunnyslope are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 27 across Washington. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Washington worker. Time on the road ↓
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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Sunnyslope gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Sunnyslope’s grade up (0.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sunnyslope could be anywhere from A− to A.
39% of working residents work in Wenatchee
Where Sunnyslope clocks in
39% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Sunnyslope
On a workday 1,906 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 281 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Sunnyslope on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.16 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 18 minutes each way for Sunnyslope’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sunnyslope workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,398 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Sunnyslope commutes less than 7 miles
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The kinds of work in Sunnyslope
299 jobs are based in Sunnyslope.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sunnyslope, 2014 → 2024: 283 → 299. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sunnyslope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Sunnyslope, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,682 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 2.0% of Sunnyslope households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Sunnyslope’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Sunnyslope is 435th among 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 13 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 109 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 433 | Dakota Dunes SD | 3,936 | $136K | 2.4% | 3.4% | 15% | A |
| 434 | Meadowdale WA | 3,009 | $174K | 6.2% | 3.9% | 1% | A |
| 435 | Sunnyslope WA | 3,706 | $136K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| 436 | Barnesville MN | 2,767 | $98K | 1.8% | 0.9% | 14% | A |
| 437 | Atlantic Highlands NJ | 4,417 | $126K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Sunnyslope, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
39% of Sunnyslope works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunnyslope workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyslope | – | A | D | 18 min | $135,769 |
| Wenatchee | 39% | B− | A | 17 min | $73,040 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wenatchee. Darker towns draw more of Sunnyslope’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 2024, 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 Sunnyslope: questions
What is the median household income in Sunnyslope?
$135,769 (±$17,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sunnyslope?
4.1%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sunnyslope?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sunnyslope work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wenatchee (39%, 5 mi), East Wenatchee (6%, 7 mi), Seattle (6%, 94 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Sunnyslope walkable?
Sunnyslope is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sunnyslope without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sunnyslope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunnyslope
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.