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The employers behind the economy
Yarrow Point’s economy happens mostly outside Yarrow Point.
Yarrow Point contains 55 workplace jobs. Professional Services accounts for 31% of them. Other is next at 20%.
Town code prohibits commercial activity and permits only tightly limited home occupations. The plan explicitly points residents toward Bellevue, Kirkland, and Seattle for economic opportunity, making changes in those job centers and the routes to them more consequential than any local employer list.
Workplace jobs: 2023
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The commute that shapes the city
Seattle matters more to Yarrow Point’s workday than its own city line does.
40% of observed resident job destinations are in Seattle, followed by Bellevue at 16%.
Current GTFS schedules 523 weekday stop departures at 2 stops inside Yarrow Point; that supply still needs to be tested against the route to Seattle, the largest outside job destination. Schedule supply is not ridership.
Workplace flows: 2023 · commute modes: ACS 2024
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The commercial pulse
Yarrow Point’s taxable sales rose 20% to $44.9M.
Taxable sales totaled $44.9M, 20% higher than the previous year. Retail trade produced 18% of that total.
Yarrow Point’s 20% increase can reflect new stores, construction, visitors, inflation, or more local spending. The next release will show whether the $44.9M total is durable.
Washington taxable sales, 2024
