Vaughn has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
33% of workers have no commute at all; Washington has 20%. Employers in Vaughn report 53 jobs for 224 working residents. Hardly any work in Vaughn; the top destination outside it is Tacoma (13%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Vaughn, in brief
Vaughn is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Vaughn, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Vaughn workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Vaughn works from home
33% of Vaughn workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Vaughn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Vaughn on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of Washington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vaughn workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 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.
Where Vaughn goes to work
Where Vaughn clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Vaughn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vaughn, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 53. 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 Vaughn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Vaughn commutes less than 21 miles
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.
Work in the towns next to Vaughn
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vaughn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn | – | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Key Center | under 2% | B− | C | 36 min | $105,781 |
| Grapeview | under 2% | — | D− | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vaughn’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 Vaughn: questions
What is the poverty rate in Vaughn?
7.6%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vaughn?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vaughn work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tacoma (13%, 17 mi), Gig Harbor (8%, 9 mi), Seattle (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vaughn 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 Vaughn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vaughn
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.