Households in Wollochet earn more than those in 95% of U.S. towns
1.5% of residents are in poverty (Washington 9.9%). The two grades for Wollochet are A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 2% work in Wollochet; the top destination outside it is Tacoma (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Wollochet stands out on work
How Wollochet earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wollochet could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Wollochet goes to work
Where Wollochet clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Wollochet quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,702 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 1,324 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Wollochet on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
68% of the jobs in Wollochet pay over $3,333 a month
1,374 jobs are based in Wollochet.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wollochet, 2014 → 2024: 1,125 → 1,374. 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 Wollochet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Wollochet
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wollochet workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,526 commuters (the 22% 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 Wollochet commutes less than 16 miles
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.
Most of Wollochet commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wollochet is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #163 of 285 in Washington. Both inputs place Wollochet 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 3,242 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 10% 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 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 2.9% of Wollochet households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wollochet’s commuters take a bus or train.
201st of 3,201: where Wollochet ranks among U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,000
| # | 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% | 5% | A+ |
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| 111 | Normandy Park WA | 6,609 | $162K | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 199 | Sheffield OH | 4,757 | $108K | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 200 | Gleneagle CO | 6,440 | $140K | 4.0% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 201 | Wollochet WA | 6,689 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 202 | Orono MN | 8,301 | $174K | 6.2% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 203 | Malverne NY | 8,476 | $149K | 8.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 231 | Orting WA | 8,884 | $133K | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 263 | Hobart WA | 6,552 | $161K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,201 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Wollochet, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
10% of Wollochet works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wollochet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollochet | – | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,271 |
| Gig Harbor | 10% | A | A | 32 min | $118,395 |
| Artondale | under 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $149,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gig Harbor. Darker towns draw more of Wollochet’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 Wollochet: questions
What is the median household income in Wollochet?
$149,271 (±$35,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wollochet?
1.5%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wollochet?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wollochet work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tacoma (17%, 6 mi), Seattle (12%, 26 mi), Gig Harbor (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wollochet walkable?
Wollochet is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wollochet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wollochet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wollochet
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.