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The most common industries in La Center are: Construction (9.3% of civilian employees), Arts, entertainment, recreation (7.6% of civilian employees), Educational services (6.8% of civilian employees). 70.3% of workers work in Clark County and 15.2% of all workers work at home. 72.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.7% greater than the rate of 66.0% across the entire state of Washington.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Center, Washington was 1,654 / 3,778
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Center, Washington was 1,654 / 3,778
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Construction | 9.3% (74) | 14.4% (65) | 2.6% (9) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 7.6% (61) | 6.0% (27) | 9.8% (34) |
Educational services | 6.8% (54) | 4.7% (21) | 9.5% (33) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.8% (54) | 6.2% (28) | 7.5% (26) |
Health care | 6.0% (48) | 1.1% (5) | 12.4% (43) |
Finance and insurance | 4.9% (39) | 2.9% (13) | 7.5% (26) |
Public administration | 3.8% (30) | 3.6% (16) | 4.0% (14) |
Accommodation and food services | 3.8% (30) | 2.2% (10) | 5.7% (20) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 3.1% (25) | 4.4% (20) | 1.4% (5) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3.0% (24) | 4.4% (20) | 1.1% (4) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.0% (24) | 2.0% (9) | 4.3% (15) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.9% (23) | 2.9% (13) | 2.9% (10) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.5% (20) | 3.6% (16) | 1.1% (4) |
Computer and electronic products | 2.5% (20) | 3.1% (14) | 1.7% (6) |
Truck transportation | 2.4% (19) | 3.8% (17) | 0.6% (2) |
Utilities | 2.3% (18) | 2.4% (11) | 2.0% (7) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.3% (18) | 2.4% (11) | 2.0% (7) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.3% (18) | 3.3% (15) | 0.9% (3) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.0% (16) | 2.0% (9) | 2.0% (7) |
Metal and metal products | 1.9% (15) | 2.7% (12) | 0.9% (3) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (13) |
Air transportation | 1.4% (11) | 1.6% (7) | 1.1% (4) |
Social assistance | 1.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (10) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (10) | 2.0% (9) | 0.3% (1) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (9) | 1.6% (7) | 0.6% (2) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (9) | 1.1% (5) | 1.1% (4) |
Transportation equipment | 0.9% (7) | 1.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.8% (6) | 0.9% (4) | 0.6% (2) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.8% (6) | 1.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (6) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (6) | 0.9% (4) | 0.6% (2) |
Paper | 0.6% (5) | 0.9% (4) | 0.3% (1) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.6% (5) | 0.7% (3) | 0.6% (2) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.6% (5) | 1.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (4) | 0.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (4) |
Gasoline stations | 0.4% (3) | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (3) | 0.4% (2) | 0.3% (1) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (3) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.4% (3) | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Wood products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.4% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
Petroleum and coal products | 0.1% (1) | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.1% (1) | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail florists | 0.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (1) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (1) | 0.2% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in La Center
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.5%Males
- 3.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 34.3%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.0%Males
- 7.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 7.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 8.1% (117) |
Washington: | 7.0% (213,920) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
La Center: | 4.3% (62) |
Washington: | 4.8% (147,787) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 8.6% (124) |
Washington: | 6.1% (185,330) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
La Center: | 15.1% (218) |
Washington: | 8.4% (257,617) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 4.9% (71) |
Washington: | 9.1% (277,560) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
La Center: | 16.8% (243) |
Washington: | 12.7% (387,691) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 4.3% (63) |
Washington: | 11.0% (335,322) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
La Center: | 5.1% (73) |
Washington: | 10.0% (304,814) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 15.5% (224) |
Washington: | 5.5% (169,492) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 3.2% (46) |
Washington: | 7.6% (231,053) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 0.3% (5) |
Washington: | 3.7% (111,784) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
La Center: | 3.6% (52) |
Washington: | 1.8% (55,138) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
La Center: | 2.3% (33) |
Washington: | 6.7% (205,284) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
La Center: | 3.6% (52) |
Washington: | 5.7% (174,677) |
<5am:
La Center: | 4.3% (34) |
Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
La Center: | 3.0% (24) |
Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
La Center: | 4.7% (37) |
Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
La Center: | 10.8% (85) |
Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
La Center: | 7.9% (62) |
Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
La Center: | 16.0% (126) |
Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
La Center: | 14.7% (116) |
Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
La Center: | 8.0% (63) |
Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
La Center: | 4.3% (34) |
Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
La Center: | 6.2% (49) |
Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
La Center: | 1.8% (14) |
Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
12pm:
La Center: | 2.0% (16) |
Washington: | 1.3% (35,612) |
4pm:
La Center: | 6.9% (54) |
Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
La Center: | 6.4% (50) |
Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 16.1% (112) |
Washington: | 9.3% (158,516) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 6.6% (46) |
Washington: | 6.5% (110,295) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 9.3% (65) |
Washington: | 7.1% (120,772) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 26.9% (188) |
Washington: | 9.8% (166,050) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 10.3% (72) |
Washington: | 9.3% (158,128) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 8.2% (57) |
Washington: | 11.7% (198,720) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 3.5% (24) |
Washington: | 9.6% (162,900) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 2.1% (15) |
Washington: | 8.8% (149,907) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 3.3% (23) |
Washington: | 4.5% (76,772) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
La Center: | 0.7% (5) |
Washington: | 1.6% (27,588) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
La Center: | 2.3% (16) |
Washington: | 6.8% (115,643) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
La Center: | 4.7% (33) |
Washington: | 5.6% (95,440) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 0.9% (6) |
Washington: | 4.1% (55,404) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 2.2% (16) |
Washington: | 2.8% (37,492) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 8.1% (60) |
Washington: | 4.8% (64,558) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 3.5% (26) |
Washington: | 6.8% (91,567) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 24.6% (183) |
Washington: | 13.9% (188,971) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 5.1% (38) |
Washington: | 12.7% (172,422) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 7.8% (58) |
Washington: | 11.4% (154,907) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 24.3% (181) |
Washington: | 6.8% (92,720) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 6.4% (48) |
Washington: | 8.8% (119,802) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 0.7% (5) |
Washington: | 4.6% (61,816) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
La Center: | 6.5% (49) |
Washington: | 2.0% (27,550) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
La Center: | 1.9% (15) |
Washington: | 6.6% (89,641) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
La Center: | 2.2% (16) |
Washington: | 5.8% (79,237) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.3%
Number of people working at home: 275 (15.2% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 275 (15.2% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
La Center: | 1.9% (21) |
Washington: | 3.1% (93,865) |
5 to 9 minutes:
La Center: | 10.6% (118) |
Washington: | 9.9% (298,868) |
10 to 14 minutes:
La Center: | 12.3% (137) |
Washington: | 13.7% (416,060) |
15 to 19 minutes:
La Center: | 25.4% (282) |
Washington: | 15.4% (467,690) |
20 to 24 minutes:
La Center: | 20.6% (230) |
Washington: | 14.0% (423,366) |
25 to 29 minutes:
La Center: | 11.8% (132) |
Washington: | 7.3% (221,791) |
30 to 34 minutes:
La Center: | 11.2% (125) |
Washington: | 13.1% (396,980) |
35 to 39 minutes:
La Center: | 1.5% (17) |
Washington: | 3.2% (96,888) |
45 to 59 minutes:
La Center: | 5.2% (58) |
Washington: | 7.8% (237,234) |
Less than 5 minutes:
La Center: | 6.5% (51) |
Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
La Center: | 8.5% (67) |
Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
La Center: | 5.2% (41) |
Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
La Center: | 5.7% (45) |
Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
La Center: | 16.6% (131) |
Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
La Center: | 10.4% (82) |
Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
La Center: | 19.7% (155) |
Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
La Center: | 6.5% (51) |
Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
La Center: | 4.6% (36) |
Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
La Center: | 6.4% (50) |
Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
La Center: | 4.4% (35) |
Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
90 or more minutes:
La Center: | 2.5% (20) |
Washington: | 2.7% (75,486) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 0.6% (3) |
Washington: | 3.0% (50,336) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 1.6% (8) |
Washington: | 8.8% (147,562) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 2.6% (12) |
Washington: | 12.7% (213,520) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 19.2% (92) |
Washington: | 14.9% (250,079) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 20.2% (96) |
Washington: | 13.7% (231,264) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 27.8% (133) |
Washington: | 7.3% (122,887) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 17.1% (82) |
Washington: | 13.5% (227,959) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
La Center: | 12.0% (57) |
Washington: | 8.5% (143,199) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 3.1% (19) |
Washington: | 3.2% (43,529) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 16.1% (101) |
Washington: | 11.3% (151,306) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 21.2% (134) |
Washington: | 15.1% (202,540) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 28.4% (179) |
Washington: | 16.2% (217,611) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 20.9% (131) |
Washington: | 14.3% (192,102) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 1.3% (8) |
Washington: | 7.4% (98,904) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 6.7% (42) |
Washington: | 12.6% (169,021) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
La Center: | 2.3% (15) |
Washington: | 3.0% (39,895) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
La Center: | 87.3% (1,032) |
Washington: | 78.9% (1,056,632) |
Carpooled:
La Center: | 12.0% (142) |
Washington: | 11.0% (157,303) |
Walked:
La Center: | 0.7% (9) |
Washington: | 4.0% (52,284) |
Drove car alone:
La Center: | 79.0% (622) |
Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
La Center: | 11.8% (93) |
Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Bus or trolley bus:
La Center: | 1.7% (13) |
Washington: | 4.5% (124,450) |
Walked:
La Center: | 4.2% (33) |
Washington: | 3.2% (89,739) |
Other means:
La Center: | 0.4% (3) |
Washington: | 0.7% (19,499) |
Drove car alone - Males:
La Center: | 83.0% (422) |
Washington: | 79.2% (1,056,632) |
Carpooled - Males:
La Center: | 15.2% (77) |
Washington: | 10.4% (157,303) |
Walked - Males:
La Center: | 1.8% (9) |
Washington: | 4.1% (52,284) |
Drove car alone - Females:
La Center: | 90.3% (604) |
Washington: | 78.6% (1,056,632) |
Carpooled - Females:
La Center: | 9.7% (65) |
Washington: | 11.7% (157,303) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
La Center: | 96.5% (1,366) |
Washington: | 87.8% (2,415,775) |
In 2 person carpool:
La Center: | 3.3% (47) |
Washington: | 9.2% (252,715) |
Drove alone:
La Center: | 87.0% (622) |
Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
La Center: | 11.6% (83) |
Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
In 3 person carpool:
La Center: | 1.0% (7) |
Washington: | 1.9% (44,791) |
In 4 person carpool:
La Center: | 0.4% (3) |
Washington: | 0.6% (14,195) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
La Center: | 72.3% (1,334) |
Washington: | 66.0% (2,552,907) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
La Center: | 1.8% (34) |
Washington: | 4.2% (161,426) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
La Center: | 6.8% (126) |
Washington: | 8.6% (330,637) |
Local government workers:
La Center: | 9.5% (175) |
Washington: | 7.3% (281,034) |
State government workers:
La Center: | 5.1% (94) |
Washington: | 5.2% (201,670) |
Federal government workers:
La Center: | 0.2% (4) |
Washington: | 3.1% (118,044) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
La Center: | 4.2% (78) |
Washington: | 5.5% (212,937) |
Employee of private company:
La Center: | 71.3% (569) |
Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
La Center: | 2.8% (22) |
Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
La Center: | 5.8% (46) |
Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
La Center: | 5.0% (40) |
Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
La Center: | 6.3% (50) |
Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
La Center: | 3.3% (26) |
Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
La Center: | 5.6% (45) |
Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Employee of private company - Males:
La Center: | 83.9% (771) |
Washington: | 71.1% (1,491,511) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
La Center: | 2.3% (21) |
Washington: | 4.9% (103,049) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
La Center: | 4.1% (38) |
Washington: | 5.5% (116,374) |
Local government workers - Males:
La Center: | 3.9% (36) |
Washington: | 5.4% (114,033) |
State government workers - Males:
La Center: | 2.9% (26) |
Washington: | 4.1% (84,969) |
Federal government workers - Males:
La Center: | 0.5% (4) |
Washington: | 3.4% (70,622) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
La Center: | 2.4% (22) |
Washington: | 5.4% (113,810) |
Employee of private company - Females:
La Center: | 60.8% (563) |
Washington: | 60.0% (1,061,396) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
La Center: | 1.4% (13) |
Washington: | 3.3% (58,377) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
La Center: | 9.5% (88) |
Washington: | 12.1% (214,263) |
Local government workers - Females:
La Center: | 15.0% (139) |
Washington: | 9.4% (167,001) |
State government workers - Females:
La Center: | 7.3% (68) |
Washington: | 6.6% (116,701) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
La Center: | 6.1% (56) |
Washington: | 5.6% (99,127) |