Work and Jobs in West Lake Sammamish, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in West Lake Sammamish are: Professional, scientific, technical services (15.1% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (8.5% of civilian employees), Health care (7.4% of civilian employees). 66.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 15.1% (472) | 18.0% (290) | 12.0% (182) |
Finance and insurance | 8.5% (266) | 8.5% (137) | 8.5% (129) |
Health care | 7.4% (233) | 2.6% (42) | 12.6% (191) |
Educational services | 7.0% (219) | 2.5% (41) | 11.7% (178) |
Construction | 5.7% (179) | 9.2% (148) | 2.0% (31) |
Public administration | 4.3% (134) | 5.6% (90) | 2.9% (44) |
Transportation equipment | 3.9% (121) | 6.8% (109) | 0.8% (12) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 3.8% (118) | 3.5% (56) | 4.1% (62) |
Accommodation and food services | 3.2% (101) | 3.5% (56) | 3.0% (45) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.1% (98) | 3.3% (54) | 2.9% (44) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.5% (79) | 1.1% (17) | 4.1% (62) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.2% (70) | 2.7% (44) | 1.7% (26) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.0% (63) | 1.4% (22) | 2.7% (41) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.0% (63) | 0.5% (8) | 3.6% (55) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.7% (54) | 1.7% (27) | 1.8% (27) |
Air transportation | 1.7% (54) | 2.0% (32) | 1.4% (22) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 1.5% (48) | 2.0% (33) | 1.0% (15) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.5% (47) | 0.9% (15) | 2.1% (32) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (39) | 1.4% (23) | 1.1% (16) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.2% (39) | 1.8% (29) | 0.7% (10) |
Food | 1.1% (34) | 1.4% (23) | 0.7% (11) |
Book stores and news dealers | 1.0% (32) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (32) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.0% (31) | 1.3% (21) | 0.7% (10) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.9% (29) | 1.5% (24) | 0.3% (5) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (27) | 1.7% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.9% (27) | 0.4% (7) | 1.3% (20) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.8% (26) | 1.0% (16) | 0.7% (10) |
Social assistance | 0.8% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (26) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.8% (25) | 0.6% (9) | 1.1% (16) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (25) |
Truck transportation | 0.7% (23) | 1.4% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (21) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (20) | 1.2% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.6% (20) | 0.8% (13) | 0.5% (7) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (18) | 1.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (17) | 1.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Management of companies and enterprises | 0.5% (17) | 1.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (16) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.5% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (15) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.5% (15) | 0.9% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (14) | 0.9% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Wood products | 0.4% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (13) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (11) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (11) |
Apparel | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (10) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Music stores | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (9) |
Private households | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (8) |
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Leather and allied products | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (5) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.2% (5) | 0.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in West Lake Sammamish
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.5%Males
- 1.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 7.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 2.7% (82) |
Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.1% (96) |
Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.0% (93) |
Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 7.6% (232) |
Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 11.1% (342) |
Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 18.1% (556) |
Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 12.9% (396) |
Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 10.7% (330) |
Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 9.8% (302) |
Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 5.1% (156) |
Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.1% (35) |
Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
12pm:
West Lake Sammamish: | 2.1% (64) |
Washington: | 1.3% (35,612) |
4pm:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.8% (118) |
Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
West Lake Sammamish: | 2.1% (65) |
Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,624 (-44.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 302 (9.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 302 (9.8%)
Less than 5 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.3% (40) |
Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 4.7% (143) |
Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 12.1% (373) |
Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 17.7% (544) |
Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 18.4% (565) |
Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 9.5% (291) |
Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 17.9% (549) |
Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.1% (94) |
Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 2.1% (64) |
Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.5% (107) |
Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.6% (48) |
Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
90 or more minutes:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.6% (49) |
Washington: | 2.7% (75,486) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
West Lake Sammamish: | 81.9% (2,514) |
Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
West Lake Sammamish: | 6.7% (205) |
Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Bus or trolley bus:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.2% (98) |
Washington: | 4.5% (124,450) |
Motorcycle:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.3% (9) |
Washington: | 0.2% (4,353) |
Walked:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.2% (7) |
Washington: | 3.2% (89,739) |
Other means:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.1% (34) |
Washington: | 0.7% (19,499) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
West Lake Sammamish: | 92.5% (2,514) |
Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
West Lake Sammamish: | 6.4% (175) |
Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
In 3 person carpool:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.8% (22) |
Washington: | 1.9% (44,791) |
In 7+ person carpool:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.3% (8) |
Washington: | 0.3% (8,204) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
West Lake Sammamish: | 66.2% (2,075) |
Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
West Lake Sammamish: | 7.4% (233) |
Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
West Lake Sammamish: | 6.1% (190) |
Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
West Lake Sammamish: | 6.3% (198) |
Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
West Lake Sammamish: | 5.3% (165) |
Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.1% (33) |
Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
West Lake Sammamish: | 7.4% (233) |
Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Unpaid family workers:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.2% (6) |
Washington: | 0.3% (9,144) |
Employee of private company - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 70.1% (1,132) |
Washington: | 69.7% (1,044,674) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 10.2% (164) |
Washington: | 4.3% (64,169) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 3.2% (51) |
Washington: | 4.2% (63,257) |
Local government workers - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 4.6% (74) |
Washington: | 5.3% (79,844) |
State government workers - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.8% (29) |
Washington: | 5.1% (76,834) |
Federal government workers - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 1.5% (25) |
Washington: | 3.5% (52,763) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
West Lake Sammamish: | 8.6% (139) |
Washington: | 7.6% (114,199) |
Employee of private company - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 62.1% (943) |
Washington: | 61.7% (798,326) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 4.5% (69) |
Washington: | 2.0% (25,933) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 9.2% (139) |
Washington: | 9.9% (128,670) |
Local government workers - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 8.2% (124) |
Washington: | 7.6% (98,317) |
State government workers - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 9.0% (136) |
Washington: | 8.9% (115,574) |
Federal government workers - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.5% (8) |
Washington: | 2.8% (36,390) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 6.2% (94) |
Washington: | 6.6% (85,628) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
West Lake Sammamish: | 0.4% (6) |
Washington: | 0.4% (5,255) |