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The employers behind the economy
Duvall’s local economy is built from small firms—and workers who mostly live elsewhere.
Duvall contains 1,893 workplace jobs. Education accounts for 28% of them. Professional Services is next at 18%.
Most newly licensed firms have two or fewer employees, while 89% of people working in Duvall live outside the city. Safeway and Ace Hardware are the two major retail tenants the plan names. For local businesses, worker housing and the trip into town matter as much as customer demand.
Workplace jobs: 2023
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The trajectory
Duvall is not simply adding households—it is adding workplaces too.
Duvall’s population rose 10% from 2021–2026; its workplace job count rose 5% from 2018–2023. The source periods differ because the two series are released on different schedules.
The opportunity in Duvall is to connect the two gains: more residents can support local commerce, while more nearby jobs can shorten some trips now led outside the city by Redmond. Housing and mobility decide whether that happens.
Population: 2021–2026 · jobs: 2018–2023
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The commute that shapes the city
Redmond matters more to Duvall’s workday than its own city line does.
24% of observed resident job destinations are in Redmond, followed by Seattle at 21%. Only 9% are inside Duvall.
Current GTFS schedules 292 weekday stop departures at 10 stops inside Duvall; that supply still needs to be tested against the route to Redmond, the largest outside job destination. Schedule supply is not ridership.
Workplace flows: 2023 · commute modes: ACS 2024
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The commercial pulse
Duvall’s taxable sales rose 13% to $226.4M.
Taxable sales totaled $226.4M, 13% higher than the previous year. Retail trade produced 33% of that total.
More taxable activity gives Duvall businesses and public services momentum. Openings, closures, and the next annual total will show whether the 13% gain is broad or temporary.
Washington taxable sales, 2024
