Bainbridge Island Economic Development Dashboard

Industry Mix — Employer Businesses by Sector

• Professional, scientific, and technical services236 · 24.4%
• Health care and social assistance95 · 9.8%
• Construction83 · 8.6%
• Retail trade77 · 8.0%
• Accommodation and food services75 · 7.7%
• Other services (except public administration)73 · 7.5%
• Real estate and rental and leasing69 · 7.1%
• Finance and insurance53 · 5.5%
• Manufacturing34 · 3.5%
• Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services33 · 3.4%
• Information32 · 3.3%
• Arts, entertainment, and recreation32 · 3.3%
• Wholesale trade25 · 2.6%
• Educational services23 · 2.4%
• Transportation and warehousing16 · 1.7%
• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting7 · 0.7%
• Management of companies and enterprises4 · 0.4%

Counts of businesses only — the Census Bureau does not publish jobs or payroll by industry for a single ZIP code.

Business size — employees per business

81.1% have fewer than 10 employees

1–4 employees

636

65.7%

5–9 employees

149

15.4%

10–19 employees

108

11.2%

20–49 employees

56

5.8%

50–99 employees

16

1.7%

100–249 employees

3

0.3%

Commute flows — Bainbridge Island, 2023

66.8% of island jobs are held by off-island residents

Coming in to Work

4,739

island jobs held by off-island residents

Going out to Work

6,744

residents working elsewhere in WA

Includes residents who work remotely for off-island employers. See “Worked from home” (40.3%)

Live and Work on the Island

2,359

Covers jobs with employer records; excludes self-employed. Outflow excludes residents working in other states. Primary jobs only (one per worker).

Jobs on the Island vs. Employed Residents

Jobs on the island (mid-March 2023)

6,411

County Business Patterns

Employed residents (2020–2024)

11,323

Census ACS 5-Year

Different years and sources; shows the general balance, not an exact commuter count.