Work and Jobs in Bow, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Bow are: Educational services (12.0% of civilian employees), Construction (9.5% of civilian employees), Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.1% of civilian employees). 62.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.3% less than the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.0% (360) | 6.7% (110) | 18.4% (250) |
| Construction | 9.5% (286) | 12.4% (204) | 6.0% (82) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 8.1% (244) | 11.6% (190) | 4.0% (54) |
| Accommodation and food services | 7.9% (237) | 4.6% (76) | 11.8% (161) |
| Health care | 6.8% (205) | 5.7% (94) | 8.2% (111) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.3% (158) | 5.7% (94) | 4.7% (64) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.1% (122) | 1.7% (28) | 6.9% (94) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (94) | 3.2% (52) | 3.1% (42) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.9% (86) | 1.2% (20) | 4.8% (66) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 2.8% (85) | 4.6% (76) | 0.7% (9) |
| Public administration | 2.7% (81) | 3.0% (50) | 2.3% (31) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.3% (70) | 4.3% (70) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.3% (69) | 3.5% (58) | 0.8% (11) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.5% (46) | 2.0% (33) | 1.0% (13) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.5% (46) | 2.1% (35) | 0.8% (11) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.4% (41) | 2.5% (41) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.3% (40) | 0.4% (7) | 2.4% (33) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (40) | 0.6% (10) | 2.2% (30) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.3% (38) | 1.3% (22) | 1.2% (16) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.2% (37) | 0.5% (9) | 2.1% (28) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.2% (35) | 1.0% (17) | 1.3% (18) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.0% (31) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (31) |
| Utilities | 1.0% (30) | 1.2% (19) | 0.8% (11) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.0% (30) | 1.8% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.9% (26) | 0.7% (12) | 1.0% (14) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (26) | 0.5% (9) | 1.2% (17) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.9% (26) | 1.0% (17) | 0.7% (9) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.8% (25) | 0.9% (15) | 0.7% (10) |
| Wood products | 0.8% (24) | 1.5% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 0.7% (21) | 1.3% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.7% (20) | 0.6% (10) | 0.7% (10) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.7% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (20) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (19) | 1.2% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (17) | 1.0% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.5% (16) | 0.6% (10) | 0.4% (6) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (16) | 1.0% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (16) | 0.5% (8) | 0.6% (8) |
| Social assistance | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (14) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (14) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (14) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (13) |
| Machinery | 0.4% (13) | 0.8% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.4% (12) | 0.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.7% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.7% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.7% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (9) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
| Paper | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
| Retail florists | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Bow
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.9%Males
- 2.7%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 13.8%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 56.2%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 15.4%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Bow: | 2.9% (86) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
| Bow: | 5.5% (161) |
| Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
| Bow: | 4.0% (117) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
| Bow: | 10.6% (312) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
| Bow: | 9.2% (270) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
| Bow: | 13.0% (382) |
| Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
| Bow: | 14.9% (437) |
| Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
| Bow: | 10.2% (299) |
| Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
| Bow: | 5.2% (154) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
| Bow: | 3.3% (98) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
| Bow: | 1.5% (43) |
| Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
12pm:
| Bow: | 1.1% (32) |
| Washington: | 1.3% (35,612) |
4pm:
| Bow: | 3.4% (99) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
| Bow: | 8.1% (239) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Bow: | 2.4% (70) |
| Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Bow: | 3.3% (97) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Bow: | 11.7% (344) |
| Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Bow: | 18.4% (541) |
| Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Bow: | 21.9% (645) |
| Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Bow: | 7.3% (214) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Bow: | 11.7% (345) |
| Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Bow: | 2.0% (60) |
| Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Bow: | 3.4% (100) |
| Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Bow: | 3.9% (114) |
| Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Bow: | 3.3% (96) |
| Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
90 or more minutes:
| Bow: | 3.5% (103) |
| Washington: | 2.7% (75,486) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Bow: | 81.4% (2,394) |
| Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
| Bow: | 8.0% (236) |
| Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Bow: | 0.4% (11) |
| Washington: | 4.5% (124,450) |
Walked:
| Bow: | 2.7% (79) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,739) |
Other means:
| Bow: | 0.3% (9) |
| Washington: | 0.7% (19,499) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Bow: | 91.0% (2,394) |
| Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Bow: | 6.2% (164) |
| Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Bow: | 1.6% (41) |
| Washington: | 1.9% (44,791) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Bow: | 0.5% (12) |
| Washington: | 0.6% (14,195) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Bow: | 0.7% (19) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (8,204) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Bow: | 62.6% (1,881) |
| Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Bow: | 6.3% (188) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Bow: | 4.7% (141) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
| Bow: | 7.1% (214) |
| Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
| Bow: | 7.1% (214) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
| Bow: | 1.9% (57) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Bow: | 10.3% (308) |
| Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Bow: | 63.3% (1,040) |
| Washington: | 69.7% (1,044,674) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Bow: | 9.2% (151) |
| Washington: | 4.3% (64,169) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Bow: | 2.9% (48) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (63,257) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Bow: | 6.1% (100) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (79,844) |
State government workers - Males:
| Bow: | 4.9% (80) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (76,834) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Bow: | 2.8% (46) |
| Washington: | 3.5% (52,763) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Bow: | 10.8% (177) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (114,199) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Bow: | 61.8% (841) |
| Washington: | 61.7% (798,326) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Bow: | 2.7% (37) |
| Washington: | 2.0% (25,933) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Bow: | 6.8% (93) |
| Washington: | 9.9% (128,670) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Bow: | 8.4% (114) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (98,317) |
State government workers - Females:
| Bow: | 9.8% (134) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (115,574) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Bow: | 0.8% (11) |
| Washington: | 2.8% (36,390) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Bow: | 9.6% (131) |
| Washington: | 6.6% (85,628) |