Work and Jobs in East Hill-Meridian, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in East Hill-Meridian are: Transportation equipment (14.4% of civilian employees), Health care (7.6% of civilian employees), Educational services (5.9% of civilian employees). 75.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.1% greater than the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Transportation equipment | 14.4% (2,118) | 18.3% (1,458) | 9.8% (660) |
| Health care | 7.6% (1,115) | 2.4% (190) | 13.8% (925) |
| Educational services | 5.9% (873) | 2.2% (178) | 10.3% (695) |
| Construction | 4.9% (719) | 8.0% (637) | 1.2% (82) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.9% (718) | 5.3% (421) | 4.4% (297) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.5% (668) | 3.0% (243) | 6.3% (425) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.4% (642) | 4.4% (353) | 4.3% (289) |
| Public administration | 3.1% (452) | 4.0% (320) | 2.0% (132) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.6% (380) | 2.7% (215) | 2.5% (165) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.5% (365) | 3.6% (284) | 1.2% (81) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.4% (359) | 2.5% (197) | 2.4% (162) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.1% (313) | 1.2% (93) | 3.3% (220) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.9% (283) | 2.9% (233) | 0.7% (50) |
| Air transportation | 1.9% (280) | 1.8% (142) | 2.1% (138) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (239) | 1.8% (146) | 1.4% (93) |
| Social assistance | 1.6% (239) | 0.3% (20) | 3.3% (219) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.6% (233) | 1.9% (152) | 1.2% (81) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.6% (233) | 1.9% (151) | 1.2% (82) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.5% (219) | 1.3% (106) | 1.7% (113) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.4% (202) | 1.7% (132) | 1.0% (70) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.4% (201) | 1.3% (107) | 1.4% (94) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (193) | 1.8% (145) | 0.7% (48) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (184) | 2.1% (166) | 0.3% (18) |
| Truck transportation | 1.1% (164) | 1.6% (126) | 0.6% (38) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (163) | 0.5% (40) | 1.8% (123) |
| Food | 1.1% (158) | 1.3% (101) | 0.8% (57) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (158) | 0.8% (64) | 1.4% (94) |
| Machinery | 0.9% (137) | 1.6% (127) | 0.1% (10) |
| Utilities | 0.9% (133) | 1.1% (88) | 0.7% (45) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (123) | 0.7% (54) | 1.0% (69) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.8% (121) | 0.9% (72) | 0.7% (49) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.7% (110) | 0.8% (65) | 0.7% (45) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (107) | 0.4% (33) | 1.1% (74) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (105) | 1.0% (83) | 0.3% (22) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.7% (104) | 0.6% (44) | 0.9% (60) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (100) | 0.9% (71) | 0.4% (29) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.7% (97) | 0.5% (41) | 0.8% (56) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.6% (95) | 0.7% (56) | 0.6% (39) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (87) | 0.2% (17) | 1.0% (70) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.6% (84) | 1.0% (76) | 0.1% (8) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.6% (82) | 0.5% (41) | 0.6% (41) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (76) | 0.3% (22) | 0.8% (54) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (70) | 0.5% (38) | 0.5% (32) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (67) | 0.5% (39) | 0.4% (28) |
| Paper | 0.4% (66) | 0.7% (57) | 0.1% (9) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.4% (62) | 0.3% (27) | 0.5% (35) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (59) | 0.3% (20) | 0.6% (39) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (58) | 0.6% (49) | 0.1% (9) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (58) | 0.3% (27) | 0.5% (31) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (56) | 0.6% (44) | 0.2% (12) |
| Apparel | 0.3% (49) | 0.1% (5) | 0.7% (44) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (44) | 0.3% (21) | 0.3% (23) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (44) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (44) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (40) | 0.3% (24) | 0.2% (16) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (38) | 0.2% (13) | 0.4% (25) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (37) | 0.4% (32) | 0.1% (5) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (37) | 0.1% (7) | 0.4% (30) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (36) | 0.1% (10) | 0.4% (26) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (35) | 0.2% (17) | 0.3% (18) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (34) | 0.2% (18) | 0.2% (16) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (32) | 0.4% (32) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.2% (32) | 0.1% (11) | 0.3% (21) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.2% (30) | 0.4% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (28) | 0.2% (12) | 0.2% (16) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (26) | 0.3% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.2% (26) | 0.2% (16) | 0.1% (10) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (25) | 0.2% (16) | 0.1% (9) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (24) | 0.2% (18) | 0.1% (6) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (23) | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (16) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (21) | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (13) |
| Wood products | 0.1% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (19) |
| Retail florists | 0.1% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (15) |
| Water transportation | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in East Hill-Meridian
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.3%Males
- 3.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 1.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 2.5%Males
- 3.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 1.4%Males
- 3.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 4.2%Males
- 1.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 6.1% (873) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.4% (773) |
| Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.9% (853) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 12.1% (1,734) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 12.1% (1,732) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 13.4% (1,922) |
| Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 11.0% (1,581) |
| Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 8.0% (1,153) |
| Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.1% (582) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.5% (640) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 1.5% (217) |
| Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
12pm:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.9% (123) |
| Washington: | 1.3% (35,612) |
4pm:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 6.0% (862) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.6% (810) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: -11,355 (-38.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,051 (7.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,051 (7.3%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.7% (99) |
| Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.8% (694) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 9.7% (1,395) |
| Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 15.7% (2,252) |
| Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 17.5% (2,502) |
| Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 7.8% (1,123) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 13.3% (1,900) |
| Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 3.2% (464) |
| Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.4% (778) |
| Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 10.0% (1,428) |
| Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 6.3% (899) |
| Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
90 or more minutes:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.2% (321) |
| Washington: | 2.7% (75,486) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 79.9% (11,459) |
| Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 11.7% (1,674) |
| Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 3.5% (508) |
| Washington: | 4.5% (124,450) |
Subway or elevated:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.0% (7) |
| Washington: | 0.0% (598) |
Taxicab:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.1% (14) |
| Washington: | 0.1% (1,417) |
Motorcycle:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.1% (8) |
| Washington: | 0.2% (4,353) |
Walked:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.6% (86) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,739) |
Other means:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.7% (99) |
| Washington: | 0.7% (19,499) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 87.3% (11,459) |
| Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 9.9% (1,304) |
| Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
In 3 person carpool:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 1.7% (220) |
| Washington: | 1.9% (44,791) |
In 4 person carpool:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.5% (66) |
| Washington: | 0.6% (14,195) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.2% (32) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (7,914) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.4% (52) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (8,204) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 75.9% (11,145) |
| Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.7% (390) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.1% (753) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 6.2% (912) |
| Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 3.6% (527) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.2% (326) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.1% (602) |
| Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Unpaid family workers:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.2% (34) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (9,144) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 79.1% (6,300) |
| Washington: | 69.7% (1,044,674) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 3.7% (293) |
| Washington: | 4.3% (64,169) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.3% (182) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (63,257) |
Local government workers - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 5.3% (423) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (79,844) |
State government workers - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.5% (202) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (76,834) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.2% (177) |
| Washington: | 3.5% (52,763) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.7% (371) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (114,199) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.3% (21) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (3,889) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 72.1% (4,845) |
| Washington: | 61.7% (798,326) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 1.4% (97) |
| Washington: | 2.0% (25,933) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 8.5% (571) |
| Washington: | 9.9% (128,670) |
Local government workers - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 7.3% (489) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (98,317) |
State government workers - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 4.8% (325) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (115,574) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 2.2% (149) |
| Washington: | 2.8% (36,390) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 3.4% (231) |
| Washington: | 6.6% (85,628) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| East Hill-Meridian: | 0.2% (13) |
| Washington: | 0.4% (5,255) |