Photo: United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domainTanglewilde has higher unemployment (6.5%) than 78% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Tanglewilde B; getting around on foot earns it B. Only 2% work in Tanglewilde itself; outside it, Olympia draws the most (20%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tanglewilde and work: the main findings
Tanglewilde has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Tanglewilde went from 897 in 2013 to 1,640 in 2023, +83%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
55% of the jobs in Tanglewilde are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Tanglewilde
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tanglewilde is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #139 of 285 in Washington. Household income holds Tanglewilde’s grade up ($100,714, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tanglewilde could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs in Tanglewilde: what the 1,640 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tanglewilde, 2013 → 2023: 897 → 1,640. 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 Tanglewilde’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,909 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 1,606 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Tanglewilde: the destinations
Where Tanglewilde clocks in
20% of workers
17% of workers
8% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Tanglewilde
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tanglewilde workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,745 commuters (the 14% 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.
Miles to work from Tanglewilde
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.
Most trips from Tanglewilde start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tanglewilde is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #182 of 285 in Washington. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.9% across Washington.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,210 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 6.1% of Tanglewilde households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Tanglewilde’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,349 U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500, Tanglewilde comes 1,378th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 11 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 197 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,376 | Pleasant Township OH | 6,441 | $107K | 7.6% | 5.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,377 | Jackson Township PA | 6,500 | $87K | 5.9% | 3.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,378 | Tanglewilde WA | 6,314 | $101K | 7.0% | 6.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,379 | Norwood PA | 5,927 | $96K | 8.2% | 8.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,380 | Northridge OH | 7,817 | $85K | 8.2% | 4.3% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Tanglewilde, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
The towns next door employ 17% of Tanglewilde
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tanglewilde workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanglewilde | – | B | B | 28 min | $100,714 |
| Lacey | 17% | B | A | 25 min | $90,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lacey. Darker towns draw more of Tanglewilde’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 Tanglewilde: questions
What is the median household income in Tanglewilde?
$100,714 (±$18,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tanglewilde?
7.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tanglewilde?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tanglewilde work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olympia (20%, 5 mi), Lacey (17%, 1 mi), Seattle (8%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tanglewilde walkable?
Tanglewilde is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tanglewilde without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tanglewilde, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tanglewilde
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.