Work and Jobs in West Valley, Washington (WA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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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
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Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 14.7% (768) | 5.9% (151) | 23.2% (617) |
Educational services | 9.3% (487) | 5.2% (133) | 13.3% (354) |
Public administration | 7.4% (385) | 8.3% (213) | 6.5% (172) |
Construction | 6.0% (314) | 11.0% (282) | 1.2% (32) |
Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (275) | 4.3% (110) | 6.2% (165) |
Food and beverage stores | 4.5% (236) | 5.0% (129) | 4.0% (107) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.7% (191) | 4.4% (113) | 2.9% (78) |
Finance and insurance | 2.9% (153) | 2.3% (58) | 3.6% (95) |
Transportation equipment | 2.9% (150) | 4.7% (119) | 1.2% (31) |
Social assistance | 2.5% (132) | 0.4% (11) | 4.6% (121) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 2.5% (132) | 3.4% (87) | 1.7% (45) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (117) | 4.6% (117) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (104) | 1.2% (31) | 2.8% (73) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.9% (97) | 0.9% (22) | 2.8% (75) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.8% (92) | 1.3% (33) | 2.2% (59) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.8% (92) | 2.3% (59) | 1.2% (33) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.6% (85) | 2.2% (57) | 1.1% (28) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.6% (82) | 0.7% (18) | 2.4% (64) |
Paper | 1.5% (78) | 3.0% (78) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.4% (75) | 2.0% (50) | 0.9% (25) |
Wood products | 1.3% (70) | 2.4% (62) | 0.3% (8) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.2% (63) | 0.6% (16) | 1.8% (47) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (60) | 1.0% (25) | 1.3% (35) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.1% (58) | 2.0% (51) | 0.3% (7) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (58) | 1.1% (28) | 1.1% (30) |
Food | 1.1% (55) | 1.1% (29) | 1.0% (26) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.0% (54) | 0.8% (21) | 1.2% (33) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.9% (49) | 0.3% (8) | 1.5% (41) |
Machinery | 0.9% (48) | 1.6% (41) | 0.3% (7) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.9% (46) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (46) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.8% (43) | 1.7% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (42) | 1.1% (28) | 0.5% (14) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (38) | 0.6% (16) | 0.8% (22) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.7% (38) | 0.7% (17) | 0.8% (21) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.7% (37) | 1.1% (29) | 0.3% (8) |
Utilities | 0.6% (32) | 0.9% (23) | 0.3% (9) |
Metal and metal products | 0.6% (29) | 0.9% (23) | 0.2% (6) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.6% (29) | 0.3% (8) | 0.8% (21) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (27) | 0.8% (21) | 0.2% (6) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.5% (26) | 0.8% (20) | 0.2% (6) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (25) |
Air transportation | 0.5% (25) | 0.7% (19) | 0.2% (6) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.4% (22) | 0.2% (6) | 0.6% (16) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (21) | 0.5% (14) | 0.3% (7) |
Truck transportation | 0.4% (21) | 0.8% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.4% (20) | 0.5% (13) | 0.3% (7) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (18) | 0.3% (8) | 0.4% (10) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (17) | 0.7% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 0.3% (16) | 0.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.3% (14) | 0.5% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Water transportation | 0.2% (10) | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (7) | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.1% (7) | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (7) |
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (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
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<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%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 445 (8.7%)
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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
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
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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
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) |
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) |
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) |