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Work and Jobs in West Valley, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in West Valley are: Health care (14.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.3% of civilian employees), Public administration (7.4% of civilian employees). 62.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 5.5% less than the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care14.7%
(768)		5.9%
(151)		23.2%
(617)
Educational services9.3%
(487)		5.2%
(133)		13.3%
(354)
Public administration7.4%
(385)		8.3%
(213)		6.5%
(172)
Construction6.0%
(314)		11.0%
(282)		1.2%
(32)
Accommodation and food services5.3%
(275)		4.3%
(110)		6.2%
(165)
Food and beverage stores4.5%
(236)		5.0%
(129)		4.0%
(107)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.7%
(191)		4.4%
(113)		2.9%
(78)
Finance and insurance2.9%
(153)		2.3%
(58)		3.6%
(95)
Transportation equipment2.9%
(150)		4.7%
(119)		1.2%
(31)
Social assistance2.5%
(132)		0.4%
(11)		4.6%
(121)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers2.5%
(132)		3.4%
(87)		1.7%
(45)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers2.2%
(117)		4.6%
(117)		0.0%
(0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.0%
(104)		1.2%
(31)		2.8%
(73)
Personal and laundry services1.9%
(97)		0.9%
(22)		2.8%
(75)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.8%
(92)		1.3%
(33)		2.2%
(59)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.8%
(92)		2.3%
(59)		1.2%
(33)
Repair and maintenance1.6%
(85)		2.2%
(57)		1.1%
(28)
Administrative and support and waste management services1.6%
(82)		0.7%
(18)		2.4%
(64)
Paper1.5%
(78)		3.0%
(78)		0.0%
(0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1.4%
(75)		2.0%
(50)		0.9%
(25)
Wood products1.3%
(70)		2.4%
(62)		0.3%
(8)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.2%
(63)		0.6%
(16)		1.8%
(47)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers1.2%
(60)		1.0%
(25)		1.3%
(35)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.1%
(58)		2.0%
(51)		0.3%
(7)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.1%
(58)		1.1%
(28)		1.1%
(30)
Food1.1%
(55)		1.1%
(29)		1.0%
(26)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.0%
(54)		0.8%
(21)		1.2%
(33)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.9%
(49)		0.3%
(8)		1.5%
(41)
Machinery0.9%
(48)		1.6%
(41)		0.3%
(7)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.9%
(46)		0.0%
(0)		1.7%
(46)
Printing and related support activities0.8%
(43)		1.7%
(43)		0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.8%
(42)		1.1%
(28)		0.5%
(14)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.7%
(38)		0.6%
(16)		0.8%
(22)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.7%
(38)		0.7%
(17)		0.8%
(21)
Plastics and rubber products0.7%
(37)		1.1%
(29)		0.3%
(8)
Utilities0.6%
(32)		0.9%
(23)		0.3%
(9)
Metal and metal products0.6%
(29)		0.9%
(23)		0.2%
(6)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.6%
(29)		0.3%
(8)		0.8%
(21)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.5%
(27)		0.8%
(21)		0.2%
(6)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.5%
(26)		0.8%
(20)		0.2%
(6)
Beverage and tobacco products0.5%
(25)		0.0%
(0)		0.9%
(25)
Air transportation0.5%
(25)		0.7%
(19)		0.2%
(6)
Warehousing and storage0.4%
(22)		0.2%
(6)		0.6%
(16)
U. S. Postal service0.4%
(21)		0.5%
(14)		0.3%
(7)
Truck transportation0.4%
(21)		0.8%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.4%
(20)		0.5%
(13)		0.3%
(7)
Other direct selling establishments0.3%
(18)		0.3%
(8)		0.4%
(10)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.3%
(17)		0.7%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.3%
(16)		0.6%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Chemicals0.3%
(14)		0.5%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Water transportation0.2%
(10)		0.4%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Computer and electronic products0.2%
(8)		0.3%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)		0.3%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(7)		0.3%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.1%
(7)		0.3%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Private households0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(7)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(6)		0.2%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.1%
(4)		0.2%
(4)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in West Valley

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 3.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 42.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 34.4%Males
  • 14.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 11.2%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
West Valley:

4.1% (212)
Washington:

4.2% (115,997)
5:30am:
West Valley:

2.6% (132)
Washington:

3.7% (102,868)
6am:
West Valley:

2.0% (103)
Washington:

5.3% (147,812)
6:30am:
West Valley:

5.6% (289)
Washington:

8.9% (248,462)
7am:
West Valley:

11.1% (571)
Washington:

10.3% (288,005)
7:30am:
West Valley:

15.1% (772)
Washington:

13.5% (375,030)
8am:
West Valley:

20.9% (1,071)
Washington:

13.4% (372,576)
8:30am:
West Valley:

8.6% (440)
Washington:

9.0% (252,058)
9am:
West Valley:

6.5% (335)
Washington:

5.1% (141,936)
10am:
West Valley:

4.5% (229)
Washington:

5.8% (161,204)
11am:
West Valley:

2.5% (130)
Washington:

2.5% (70,123)
12pm:
West Valley:

0.9% (48)
Washington:

1.3% (35,612)
4pm:
West Valley:

6.2% (319)
Washington:

6.8% (190,565)
>4pm:
West Valley:

6.3% (322)
Washington:

5.8% (162,401)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,971 (-38.1%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 445 (8.7%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
West Valley:

3.3% (169)
Washington:

3.3% (91,132)
5 to 9 minutes:
West Valley:

12.1% (619)
Washington:

10.3% (286,517)
10 to 14 minutes:
West Valley:

23.0% (1,179)
Washington:

14.1% (391,606)
15 to 19 minutes:
West Valley:

28.8% (1,474)
Washington:

15.0% (418,990)
20 to 24 minutes:
West Valley:

16.2% (829)
Washington:

14.2% (394,209)
25 to 29 minutes:
West Valley:

3.5% (180)
Washington:

5.8% (162,590)
30 to 34 minutes:
West Valley:

3.1% (160)
Washington:

12.5% (348,311)
35 to 39 minutes:
West Valley:

0.6% (32)
Washington:

2.6% (73,592)
40 to 44 minutes:
West Valley:

1.2% (64)
Washington:

3.4% (95,182)
45 to 59 minutes:
West Valley:

2.4% (121)
Washington:

7.0% (195,343)
60 to 89 minutes:
West Valley:

1.8% (94)
Washington:

4.7% (131,691)
90 or more minutes:
West Valley:

1.0% (52)
Washington:

2.7% (75,486)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - West Valley
Means of transportation to work - Washington
Drove car alone:
West Valley:

86.9% (4,451)
Washington:

73.3% (2,040,833)
Carpooled:
West Valley:

9.4% (484)
Washington:

12.8% (357,742)
Bicycle:
West Valley:

0.2% (8)
Washington:

0.6% (16,205)
Walked:
West Valley:

0.6% (30)
Washington:

3.2% (89,739)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
West Valley:

90.2% (4,451)
Washington:

85.1% (2,040,833)
In 2 person carpool:
West Valley:

7.5% (371)
Washington:

11.8% (282,638)
In 3 person carpool:
West Valley:

1.8% (90)
Washington:

1.9% (44,791)
In 4 person carpool:
West Valley:

0.2% (10)
Washington:

0.6% (14,195)
In 7+ person carpool:
West Valley:

0.3% (13)
Washington:

0.3% (8,204)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
West Valley:

62.5% (3,259)
Washington:

66.0% (1,843,000)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
West Valley:

4.3% (225)
Washington:

3.2% (90,102)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
West Valley:

9.8% (513)
Washington:

6.9% (191,927)
Local government workers:
West Valley:

5.4% (284)
Washington:

6.4% (178,161)
State government workers:
West Valley:

8.3% (435)
Washington:

6.9% (192,408)
Federal government workers:
West Valley:

3.4% (176)
Washington:

3.2% (89,153)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
West Valley:

5.9% (307)
Washington:

7.2% (199,827)
Unpaid family workers:
West Valley:

0.2% (13)
Washington:

0.3% (9,144)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
West Valley:

65.2% (1,668)
Washington:

69.7% (1,044,674)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
West Valley:

6.7% (172)
Washington:

4.3% (64,169)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
West Valley:

3.4% (86)
Washington:

4.2% (63,257)
Local government workers - Males:
West Valley:

5.6% (144)
Washington:

5.3% (79,844)
State government workers - Males:
West Valley:

6.7% (172)
Washington:

5.1% (76,834)
Federal government workers - Males:
West Valley:

4.7% (119)
Washington:

3.5% (52,763)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
West Valley:

7.7% (197)
Washington:

7.6% (114,199)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
West Valley:

59.9% (1,591)
Washington:

61.7% (798,326)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
West Valley:

2.0% (53)
Washington:

2.0% (25,933)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
West Valley:

16.1% (427)
Washington:

9.9% (128,670)
Local government workers - Females:
West Valley:

5.3% (140)
Washington:

7.6% (98,317)
State government workers - Females:
West Valley:

9.9% (263)
Washington:

8.9% (115,574)
Federal government workers - Females:
West Valley:

2.1% (57)
Washington:

2.8% (36,390)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
West Valley:

4.1% (110)
Washington:

6.6% (85,628)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
West Valley:

0.5% (13)
Washington:

0.4% (5,255)
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