Jobs & Employment in Orting, WA

Unemployment, workforce, and commute data — 2023 ACS Data

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Labor Force

4,948

Employed

4,685

Mean Commute

37 min

How People Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

71.7%

Carpool

12.4%

Public Transit

0.7%

Walk

2.3%

Bike

0.5%

Work from Home

11.4%

Employment by Sector

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Private Sector

91.3%

Government

42.8%

Self-Employed

5.0%

Top Occupations & Wages

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (2024)

Data represents the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area

Highest-Paying Job

Software Developers

Top Median Wage

$169.3K

per year

Occupations Tracked

20

$35.1K$107.9K$180.7K

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Software Developers

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General and Operations Managers

Project Management Specialists

Registered Nurses

Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Accountants and Auditors

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Office Clerks, General

Customer Service Representatives

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Waiters and Waitresses

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Stockers and Order Fillers

Retail Salespersons

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Orting, WA has an unemployment rate of 4.5% with a labor force of 4,948. The average commute time is 37 minutes. About 71.7% of workers drive alone to work. 11.4% of workers work from home.