Most of West Pasco commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
166 jobs are based in West Pasco, against 665 working residents. West Pasco grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, West Pasco is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in West Pasco
West Pasco and Pasco trade workers both ways
Pasco is the top workplace for West Pasco residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in West Pasco come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most West Pasco residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
West Pasco is a place people come home to
There are 166 jobs based in West Pasco, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Pasco has about 620 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 665 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
West Pasco’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($120,341, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (5.3%) is left out: West Pasco’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Pasco could be anywhere from C to A+.
25% of working residents work in Pasco
Where West Pasco clocks in
25% of workers
22% of workers
19% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Pasco
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily commute in and out of West Pasco
On a workday 663 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in West Pasco on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in West Pasco
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Pasco, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 166. 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 West Pasco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from West Pasco: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Pasco workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 521 commuters (the 4% 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.
For most of West Pasco, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Pasco is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 544 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 64% 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). 7.2% of West Pasco households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Pasco’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, West Pasco is 193rd among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Yarrow Point WA | 1,143 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 0% | A+ |
| 18 | Woodway WA | 1,316 | $205K | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Fife Heights WA | 1,446 | $157K | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 191 | Aztalan WI | 1,373 | $105K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| 192 | Marion Township IN | 1,260 | $91K | 3.5% | 2.4% | <1% | A |
| 193 | West Pasco WA | 1,122 | $120K | 5.0% | 5.3% | <1% | A |
| 194 | Mantorville MN | 1,106 | $110K | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2% | A |
| 195 | Lakeside City TX | 1,307 | $114K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 West Pasco, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Work next door: 25% of West Pasco’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Pasco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pasco | – | A | C+ | 21 min | $120,341 |
| Pasco | 25% | B− | B+ | 23 min | $85,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pasco. Darker towns draw more of West Pasco’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 West Pasco: questions
What is the median household income in West Pasco?
$120,341 (±$83,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Pasco?
5.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Pasco?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Pasco work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pasco (25%, 2 mi), Richland (22%, 7 mi), Kennewick (19%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Pasco walkable?
West Pasco is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Pasco without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Pasco, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Pasco
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.