Grapeview, WA

About Grapeview

Grapeview is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,164 people and just one neighborhood, Grapeview is the 190th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grapeview is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grapeview is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Grapeview who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.14%), sales jobs (8.44%), and management occupations (8.21%).

A relatively large number of people in Grapeview telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Grapeview is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One of the nice things about Grapeview is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Grapeview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

Grapeview is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Grapeview Information and Demographics

The population of Grapeview overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Grapeview, 17.32% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Grapeview in 2000 was $18,855, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,420 for a