Tracyton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 73% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #102 of 285 in Washington.
Walkability A: more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns · #73 of 285 in Washington.
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Washington 27, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Tracyton; the top destination outside it is Bremerton (17%, 6 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.8 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 94.7 in Seattle (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Tracyton
What’s behind Tracyton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tracyton is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #102 of 285 in Washington. Unemployment holds Tracyton’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% 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, Tracyton could be anywhere from B− to A.
17% of working residents work in Bremerton
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Tracyton clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Tracyton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,053 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 618 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Tracyton on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
What the 655 jobs in Tracyton are
655 jobs are based in Tracyton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tracyton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tracyton, 2013 → 2023: 644 → 655. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the WA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tracyton workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,440 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Tracyton commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Tracyton is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tracyton is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #73 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Tracyton near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,664 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 58% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 1.1% of Tracyton households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Tracyton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tracyton is 1,026th of 3,370 U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tracyton, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,024 | Mentor-on-the-Lake OH | 7,120 | $67K | 8.5% | 1.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,025 | Smith Township IN | 5,290 | $82K | 3.8% | 4.2% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,026 | Tracyton WA | 6,137 | $104K | 9.1% | 2.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,027 | Souderton PA | 7,288 | $94K | 10.1% | 4.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,028 | Jarrell TX | 5,870 | $111K | 2.2% | 9.7% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | 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.
17% of Tracyton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Bremerton (17%). Darker towns draw more of Tracyton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
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 Tracyton: questions
What is the median household income in Tracyton?
$103,935 (±$21,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tracyton?
9.1%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tracyton?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tracyton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bremerton (17%, 6 mi), Seattle (17%, 14 mi), Silverdale (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tracyton walkable?
Tracyton is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tracyton without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tracyton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tracyton
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.