Work and Jobs in South Whidbey, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in South Whidbey are: Construction (9.8% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.9% of civilian employees), Health care (7.4% of civilian employees). 53.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 22.8% less than the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 9.8% (565) | 17.3% (523) | 1.5% (42) |
| Educational services | 8.9% (517) | 6.0% (183) | 12.1% (334) |
| Health care | 7.4% (426) | 2.8% (85) | 12.4% (341) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.0% (347) | 5.2% (156) | 6.9% (191) |
| Transportation equipment | 5.8% (334) | 9.3% (280) | 2.0% (54) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.9% (284) | 6.0% (182) | 3.7% (102) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.9% (284) | 4.4% (134) | 5.4% (150) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.4% (254) | 3.5% (106) | 5.4% (148) |
| Public administration | 4.3% (250) | 5.2% (157) | 3.4% (93) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.2% (186) | 2.2% (67) | 4.3% (119) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.9% (165) | 2.0% (61) | 3.8% (104) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.6% (153) | 1.7% (52) | 3.7% (101) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.6% (152) | 2.6% (80) | 2.6% (72) |
| Social assistance | 2.4% (137) | 0.6% (19) | 4.3% (118) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.8% (106) | 2.1% (65) | 1.5% (41) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.4% (81) | 1.8% (53) | 1.0% (28) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.4% (81) | 0.7% (20) | 2.2% (61) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.3% (78) | 2.3% (69) | 0.3% (9) |
| Air transportation | 1.3% (76) | 1.0% (31) | 1.6% (45) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (76) | 0.0% (1) | 2.7% (75) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.2% (67) | 2.1% (65) | 0.1% (2) |
| Food | 1.1% (62) | 1.6% (49) | 0.5% (13) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (61) | 1.1% (34) | 1.0% (27) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (61) | 1.5% (44) | 0.6% (17) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.1% (61) | 1.7% (51) | 0.4% (10) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.0% (55) | 0.4% (12) | 1.6% (43) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.9% (52) | 0.2% (7) | 1.6% (45) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.9% (51) | 1.2% (35) | 0.6% (16) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.8% (46) | 1.3% (40) | 0.2% (6) |
| Water transportation | 0.7% (43) | 1.4% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (42) | 0.7% (22) | 0.7% (20) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.7% (39) | 0.7% (21) | 0.7% (18) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.6% (36) | 1.0% (31) | 0.2% (5) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (35) | 0.8% (25) | 0.4% (10) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (34) | 0.1% (2) | 1.2% (32) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.5% (31) | 0.3% (9) | 0.8% (22) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.5% (29) | 0.3% (9) | 0.7% (20) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (28) | 0.6% (17) | 0.4% (11) |
| Retail florists | 0.5% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (27) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (27) | 0.6% (19) | 0.3% (8) |
| Utilities | 0.4% (23) | 0.4% (11) | 0.4% (12) |
| Private households | 0.4% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (21) |
| Music stores | 0.3% (20) | 0.4% (13) | 0.3% (7) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (19) | 0.4% (11) | 0.3% (8) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (16) | 0.3% (9) | 0.3% (7) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (16) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (16) | 0.5% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.3% (16) | 0.3% (10) | 0.2% (6) |
| Leather and allied products | 0.3% (15) | 0.1% (2) | 0.5% (13) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (15) | 0.4% (13) | 0.1% (2) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.2% (14) | 0.1% (3) | 0.4% (11) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (12) | 0.2% (6) | 0.2% (6) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (12) |
| Truck transportation | 0.2% (12) | 0.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (11) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (10) | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (10) | 0.1% (2) | 0.3% (8) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (9) |
| Wood products | 0.2% (9) | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (5) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (8) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (1) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (7) | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (4) | 0.1% (2) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (6) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (5) | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (4) | 0.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.1% (4) | 0.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in South Whidbey
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.1%Males
- 3.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 9.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| South Whidbey: | 6.6% (375) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
| South Whidbey: | 5.3% (299) |
| Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
| South Whidbey: | 5.2% (297) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
| South Whidbey: | 7.4% (420) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
| South Whidbey: | 5.9% (332) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
| South Whidbey: | 9.0% (508) |
| Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
| South Whidbey: | 9.4% (532) |
| Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
| South Whidbey: | 11.9% (672) |
| Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
| South Whidbey: | 5.5% (314) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
| South Whidbey: | 11.7% (664) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
| South Whidbey: | 2.9% (164) |
| Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
12pm:
| South Whidbey: | 2.4% (133) |
| Washington: | 1.3% (35,612) |
4pm:
| South Whidbey: | 4.1% (233) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
| South Whidbey: | 3.5% (196) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 5.9% (332) |
| Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 13.4% (759) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 15.8% (895) |
| Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 9.4% (531) |
| Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 4.7% (267) |
| Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 1.3% (71) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 2.3% (128) |
| Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 0.7% (39) |
| Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 2.2% (125) |
| Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 8.8% (496) |
| Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 10.3% (582) |
| Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
90 or more minutes:
| South Whidbey: | 16.2% (914) |
| Washington: | 2.7% (75,486) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| South Whidbey: | 66.4% (3,758) |
| Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
| South Whidbey: | 13.3% (754) |
| Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| South Whidbey: | 2.8% (156) |
| Washington: | 4.5% (124,450) |
Ferryboat:
| South Whidbey: | 3.4% (190) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (8,923) |
Motorcycle:
| South Whidbey: | 0.4% (20) |
| Washington: | 0.2% (4,353) |
Bicycle:
| South Whidbey: | 0.4% (24) |
| Washington: | 0.6% (16,205) |
Walked:
| South Whidbey: | 3.1% (175) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,739) |
Other means:
| South Whidbey: | 1.1% (62) |
| Washington: | 0.7% (19,499) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| South Whidbey: | 83.3% (3,758) |
| Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
| South Whidbey: | 11.5% (521) |
| Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
In 3 person carpool:
| South Whidbey: | 2.2% (99) |
| Washington: | 1.9% (44,791) |
In 4 person carpool:
| South Whidbey: | 1.0% (44) |
| Washington: | 0.6% (14,195) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| South Whidbey: | 0.7% (33) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (7,914) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| South Whidbey: | 1.3% (57) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (8,204) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| South Whidbey: | 53.7% (3,107) |
| Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| South Whidbey: | 6.1% (350) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| South Whidbey: | 7.1% (409) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
| South Whidbey: | 7.7% (445) |
| Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
| South Whidbey: | 6.0% (347) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
| South Whidbey: | 1.4% (83) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| South Whidbey: | 17.4% (1,005) |
| Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Unpaid family workers:
| South Whidbey: | 0.6% (37) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (9,144) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 55.8% (1,687) |
| Washington: | 69.7% (1,044,674) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 7.1% (216) |
| Washington: | 4.3% (64,169) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 2.9% (89) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (63,257) |
Local government workers - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 7.7% (234) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (79,844) |
State government workers - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 5.2% (158) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (76,834) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 1.1% (32) |
| Washington: | 3.5% (52,763) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 19.9% (601) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (114,199) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| South Whidbey: | 0.3% (8) |
| Washington: | 0.3% (3,889) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 51.5% (1,420) |
| Washington: | 61.7% (798,326) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 4.9% (134) |
| Washington: | 2.0% (25,933) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 11.6% (320) |
| Washington: | 9.9% (128,670) |
Local government workers - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 7.7% (211) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (98,317) |
State government workers - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 6.9% (189) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (115,574) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 1.8% (51) |
| Washington: | 2.8% (36,390) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 14.6% (404) |
| Washington: | 6.6% (85,628) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| South Whidbey: | 1.1% (29) |
| Washington: | 0.4% (5,255) |