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The employers behind the economy
Snohomish’s biggest employer is public education; most of its businesses are very small.
Snohomish contains 6,781 workplace jobs. Retail accounts for 21% of them. Education is next at 20%.
The school district is the only employer the city places above 300 local FTEs. Its named private anchors are groceries, home improvement, auto sales, restaurants, pets, and construction, while most Snohomish businesses employ fewer than ten people. The small-business base matters more here than a corporate-campus story would suggest.
Workplace jobs: 2023
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The trajectory
Snohomish is growing faster as a workplace than as a home base.
Snohomish’s population rose 6% from 2021–2026; its workplace job count rose 15% from 2018–2023. The source periods differ because the two series are released on different schedules.
With jobs moving 9 points faster than population, Snohomish is likely to rely more on inbound workers. The practical test is whether those workers can reach—or afford to live near—the expanding workplaces.
Population: 2021–2026 · jobs: 2018–2023
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The commute that shapes the city
Everett matters more to Snohomish’s workday than its own city line does.
18% of observed resident job destinations are in Everett, followed by Seattle at 17%. Only 12% are inside Snohomish.
Current GTFS schedules 1,053 weekday stop departures at 32 stops inside Snohomish; that supply still needs to be tested against the route to Everett, the largest outside job destination. Schedule supply is not ridership.
Workplace flows: 2023 · commute modes: ACS 2024
