Work and Jobs in Big Lake, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Big Lake are: Health care (16.8% of civilian employees), Educational services (13.9% of civilian employees), Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.8% of civilian employees). 83.7% of workers work in Skagit County and 14.6% of all workers work at home. 68.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 3.6% 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 Big Lake, Washington was 1,153 / 2,297
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Big Lake, Washington was 1,153 / 2,297
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 16.8% (110) | 2.7% (9) | 31.3% (101) |
| Educational services | 13.9% (91) | 7.2% (24) | 20.7% (67) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 5.8% (38) | 7.5% (25) | 4.0% (13) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.4% (29) | 8.7% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.3% (28) | 4.8% (16) | 3.7% (12) |
| Metal and metal products | 4.3% (28) | 8.4% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.1% (27) | 3.9% (13) | 4.3% (14) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 4.1% (27) | 6.3% (21) | 1.9% (6) |
| Public administration | 3.8% (25) | 6.3% (21) | 1.2% (4) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.7% (24) | 7.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.5% (23) | 3.3% (11) | 3.7% (12) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.2% (21) | 2.4% (8) | 4.0% (13) |
| Transportation equipment | 2.9% (19) | 5.7% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.6% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 5.3% (17) |
| Food | 2.1% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (14) |
| Construction | 2.0% (13) | 2.1% (7) | 1.9% (6) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.0% (13) | 2.1% (7) | 1.9% (6) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 2.0% (13) | 3.9% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 2.0% (13) | 2.1% (7) | 1.9% (6) |
| Wood products | 1.7% (11) | 3.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (10) |
| Utilities | 1.4% (9) | 2.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (9) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.2% (8) | 2.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (7) | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (7) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (7) | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (6) |
| Truck transportation | 0.8% (5) | 1.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.6% (4) | 1.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Big Lake
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.0%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 9.9%Males
- 2.7%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 2.5% (19) |
| Washington: | 7.0% (213,920) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 1.9% (14) |
| Washington: | 4.8% (147,787) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 15.0% (111) |
| Washington: | 6.1% (185,330) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 9.8% (72) |
| Washington: | 8.4% (257,617) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 11.8% (88) |
| Washington: | 9.1% (277,560) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 14.9% (110) |
| Washington: | 12.7% (387,691) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 10.7% (79) |
| Washington: | 11.0% (335,322) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 2.0% (15) |
| Washington: | 10.0% (304,814) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 0.8% (6) |
| Washington: | 5.5% (169,492) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 16.7% (124) |
| Washington: | 7.6% (231,053) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 2.9% (22) |
| Washington: | 3.7% (111,784) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Big Lake: | 7.0% (52) |
| Washington: | 1.8% (55,138) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Big Lake: | 2.1% (15) |
| Washington: | 6.7% (205,284) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Big Lake: | 6.7% (49) |
| Washington: | 5.7% (174,677) |
<5am:
| Big Lake: | 3.0% (20) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (115,997) |
5:30am:
| Big Lake: | 2.3% (15) |
| Washington: | 3.7% (102,868) |
6am:
| Big Lake: | 1.1% (7) |
| Washington: | 5.3% (147,812) |
6:30am:
| Big Lake: | 6.7% (44) |
| Washington: | 8.9% (248,462) |
7am:
| Big Lake: | 11.4% (75) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (288,005) |
7:30am:
| Big Lake: | 24.0% (158) |
| Washington: | 13.5% (375,030) |
8am:
| Big Lake: | 16.9% (111) |
| Washington: | 13.4% (372,576) |
8:30am:
| Big Lake: | 8.7% (57) |
| Washington: | 9.0% (252,058) |
9am:
| Big Lake: | 7.3% (48) |
| Washington: | 5.1% (141,936) |
10am:
| Big Lake: | 4.9% (32) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (161,204) |
11am:
| Big Lake: | 0.9% (6) |
| Washington: | 2.5% (70,123) |
4pm:
| Big Lake: | 2.4% (16) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (190,565) |
>4pm:
| Big Lake: | 5.5% (36) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,401) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 5.2% (22) |
| Washington: | 9.3% (158,516) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 2.7% (12) |
| Washington: | 6.5% (110,295) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 15.7% (67) |
| Washington: | 7.1% (120,772) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 6.5% (28) |
| Washington: | 9.8% (166,050) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 15.0% (64) |
| Washington: | 9.3% (158,128) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 15.7% (67) |
| Washington: | 11.7% (198,720) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 13.7% (58) |
| Washington: | 9.6% (162,900) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 3.2% (14) |
| Washington: | 8.8% (149,907) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 1.8% (8) |
| Washington: | 6.5% (111,251) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 1.2% (5) |
| Washington: | 2.9% (49,968) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 9.5% (40) |
| Washington: | 1.6% (27,588) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 2.8% (12) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (115,643) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Big Lake: | 5.4% (23) |
| Washington: | 5.6% (95,440) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 13.6% (43) |
| Washington: | 4.8% (64,558) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 15.0% (47) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (91,567) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 7.9% (25) |
| Washington: | 8.8% (119,432) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 13.8% (43) |
| Washington: | 13.9% (188,971) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 5.2% (16) |
| Washington: | 12.7% (172,422) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 2.4% (8) |
| Washington: | 6.8% (92,720) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 41.2% (129) |
| Washington: | 8.8% (119,802) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 4.8% (15) |
| Washington: | 4.6% (61,816) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Big Lake: | 6.5% (20) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (79,237) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.7%
Number of people working at home: 128 (14.6% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 128 (14.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 4.7% (31) |
| Washington: | 3.3% (91,132) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 5.8% (38) |
| Washington: | 10.3% (286,517) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 23.3% (153) |
| Washington: | 14.1% (391,606) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 21.2% (139) |
| Washington: | 15.0% (418,990) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 12.9% (85) |
| Washington: | 14.2% (394,209) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 4.0% (26) |
| Washington: | 5.8% (162,590) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 3.0% (20) |
| Washington: | 12.5% (348,311) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 3.2% (21) |
| Washington: | 2.6% (73,592) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 2.7% (18) |
| Washington: | 3.4% (95,182) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 8.2% (54) |
| Washington: | 7.0% (195,343) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Big Lake: | 6.1% (40) |
| Washington: | 4.7% (131,691) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Big Lake: | 93.6% (615) |
| Washington: | 73.3% (2,040,833) |
Carpooled:
| Big Lake: | 1.5% (10) |
| Washington: | 12.8% (357,742) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Big Lake: | 90.8% (683) |
| Washington: | 87.8% (2,415,775) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Big Lake: | 9.2% (69) |
| Washington: | 1.6% (44,943) |
Drove alone:
| Big Lake: | 98.4% (615) |
| Washington: | 85.1% (2,040,833) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Big Lake: | 1.6% (10) |
| Washington: | 11.8% (282,638) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Big Lake: | 68.5% (586) |
| Washington: | 66.0% (2,552,907) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Big Lake: | 6.7% (57) |
| Washington: | 4.2% (161,426) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Big Lake: | 2.9% (24) |
| Washington: | 8.6% (330,637) |
Local government workers:
| Big Lake: | 13.0% (111) |
| Washington: | 7.3% (281,034) |
State government workers:
| Big Lake: | 2.7% (23) |
| Washington: | 5.2% (201,670) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Big Lake: | 6.2% (53) |
| Washington: | 5.5% (212,937) |
Employee of private company:
| Big Lake: | 59.0% (387) |
| Washington: | 66.0% (1,843,000) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Big Lake: | 5.5% (36) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (90,102) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Big Lake: | 8.8% (58) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (191,927) |
Local government workers:
| Big Lake: | 4.6% (30) |
| Washington: | 6.4% (178,161) |
State government workers:
| Big Lake: | 13.6% (89) |
| Washington: | 6.9% (192,408) |
Federal government workers:
| Big Lake: | 1.5% (10) |
| Washington: | 3.2% (89,153) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Big Lake: | 7.0% (46) |
| Washington: | 7.2% (199,827) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Big Lake: | 79.0% (389) |
| Washington: | 71.1% (1,491,511) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Big Lake: | 6.8% (34) |
| Washington: | 4.9% (103,049) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Big Lake: | 2.1% (10) |
| Washington: | 5.5% (116,374) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Big Lake: | 10.6% (52) |
| Washington: | 5.4% (114,033) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Big Lake: | 1.5% (7) |
| Washington: | 5.4% (113,810) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Big Lake: | 54.3% (198) |
| Washington: | 60.0% (1,061,396) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Big Lake: | 6.4% (23) |
| Washington: | 3.3% (58,377) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Big Lake: | 3.9% (14) |
| Washington: | 12.1% (214,263) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Big Lake: | 16.2% (59) |
| Washington: | 9.4% (167,001) |
State government workers - Females:
| Big Lake: | 6.4% (23) |
| Washington: | 6.6% (116,701) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Big Lake: | 12.6% (46) |
| Washington: | 5.6% (99,127) |