Editing Edmonds, Washington (section)

==Economy==

{{As of|2015}}, Edmonds has an estimated [[workforce]] population of 22,152 and an unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Edmonds, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5320750 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093001/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5320750 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2019, most of the city's employed residents commute to neighboring cities for work, including 11 percent to Seattle, 6 percent to Lynnwood, 6 percent to Everett, and 5 percent to [[Shoreline, Washington|Shoreline]]. Only 11.7 percent of residents work at employers within Edmonds city limits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Work Destination Report&nbsp;— Where Workers are Employed Who Live in the Selection Area&nbsp;— by Places (Cities, CDPs, etc.) |url=https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/cgi-bin/report.py?mode=details&settings=%7B%22selection%22%3A%5B%22otm_a50a19862ae34b5b88c1eec7725766dc%22%5D%2C%22color%22%3A%5B%22%230000AA%22%5D%2C%22comparison_geom%22%3A%22us_plc%22%2C%22destination_rollup%22%3A%22us_plc%22%2C%22job_type%22%3A%22jt00%22%2C%22ac_segment%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22analysis_type%22%3A%22destination_report%22%2C%22geom_operation%22%3A%22ignore%22%2C%22year%22%3A2019%2C%22origin_dir%22%3A%22home%22%2C%22ap_segment%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22origin_type%22%3A%22work%22%2C%22labor%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22n_rollups%22%3A%22n10%22%2C%22fid%22%3A%22-1%22%2C%22rollup%22%3A%22us_plc%22%7D&format=full_html&report_id=otm_f372a497b53d4ff1826aff7b0d536d9b&title=Home%20Destination%20Report%20-%20Where%20Workers%20Live%20Who%20are%20Employed%20in%20the%20Selection%20Area%20-%20by%20Places%20(Cities%2C%20CDPs%2C%20etc.)&subtitle=%24%7Blabor%7D&download=true |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329140838/https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/cgi-bin/report.py?mode=details&settings=%7B%22selection%22%3A%5B%22otm_a50a19862ae34b5b88c1eec7725766dc%22%5D%2C%22color%22%3A%5B%22%230000AA%22%5D%2C%22comparison_geom%22%3A%22us_plc%22%2C%22destination_rollup%22%3A%22us_plc%22%2C%22job_type%22%3A%22jt00%22%2C%22ac_segment%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22analysis_type%22%3A%22destination_report%22%2C%22geom_operation%22%3A%22ignore%22%2C%22year%22%3A2019%2C%22origin_dir%22%3A%22home%22%2C%22ap_segment%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22origin_type%22%3A%22work%22%2C%22labor%22%3A%22s000%22%2C%22n_rollups%22%3A%22n10%22%2C%22fid%22%3A%22-1%22%2C%22rollup%22%3A%22us_plc%22%7D&format=full_html&report_id=otm_f372a497b53d4ff1826aff7b0d536d9b&title=Home+Destination+Report+-+Where+Workers+Live+Who+are+Employed+in+the+Selection+Area+-+by+Places+%28Cities%2C+CDPs%2C+etc.%29&subtitle=%24%7Blabor%7D&download=true|archive-date=March 29, 2022|url-status=dead|access-date=March 29, 2022}}</ref> The average one-way commute for Edmonds residents was approximately 31 minutes; 71 percent of commuters drove alone to their workplace, while 9 percent [[carpool]]ed and 9 percent used [[public transit]].<ref name="ACS"/> The most common occupational industry for Edmonds residents is in educational and health services, employing 23 percent, followed by retail (13%) and professional services (12%).<ref name="ACS"/> The nearest shopping malls are [[Alderwood Mall|Alderwood]] in Lynnwood and [[Aurora Village]] in Shoreline, the latter of which was seen as a potential annexation target by Edmonds in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lobos |first=Ignacio |date=April 27, 1993 |title=Edmonds eyes King County |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

The city has over 13,000 jobs, a ratio of 0.325 jobs per capita—a figure that is lower than neighboring cities. Approximately 70 percent of jobs in Edmonds are in the [[services sector]], which includes health care and professional services. Other large industries in Edmonds include retail (12%), education (6%), and construction (4%). The city's largest employers are the [[Edmonds School District]], [[Swedish Medical Center]], and large retailers, which includes grocery stores and car dealerships. The car dealerships, which are primarily located along the State Route 99 corridor, account for $152 million in annual retail sales, which contributes to the city's general [[sales tax]] revenue.<ref name="EconomicDev">{{cite web |date=December 2016 |title=Economic Development Element |url=http://www.edmondswa.gov/images/COE/Government/Departments/Development_Services/Planning_Division/Plans/Economic_Development.pdf |publisher=City of Edmonds |access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>