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Dayton, Washington - Area Profile

by Palouse Economic Development Council

Area Profile 12/98

POPULATION
1998 

CLIMATE & TOPOGRAPHY
 
SAFETY SERVICES
 
HOUSING
   
TRANSPORTATION
   
 
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
 
LABOR MARKET
 
 Columbia County  *Preliminary Estimates 
EMPLOYMENT & WAGES BY INDUSTRY
 
 1996 
 
Industry
Average Number of
Employees
Average Annual
Salary
Agricultural, 
Forestry, & 
Fishing
126
$16,764
Construction
37
$26,932
Transportation & 
Public Utilities
77
$29,536
Wholesale Trade
58
$22,536
Retail Trade
143
$9,873
Services
131
$9,594
Government
505
$22,742
Other
411
$23,088
SALARIES
 
 Eastern Washington, 1996  
 
Profession
Wage
Accountant 
$16.64/hr.
Carpenter
$12.40/hr.
Computer Programmer
$24.23/hr.
Data Entry Keyer
$9.44/hr.
Janitor
$8.58/hr.
Receptionist
$7.87/hr.
Secretary
$10.86/hr.
Waiter/Waitress
     $6.01/hr.

 
UTILITIES
 

Electricity:  

Water:  Sewer:   Garbage:   
EDUCATION
 
General:  Nearby Colleges & Universities:  
 
COMMUNICATIONS
 
Newspapers: 

        Dayton Chronicle  
            Published Weekly 

        Touchet Valley Graphic  
            Published Weekly 


 
HOSPITALS
 

 

MILEAGE CHART
 
Number of Miles from Dayton to: 
 
Walla Walla, WA:
28 miles
Pullman, WA:
83 miles
Spokane, WA:
137 miles
Coeur d'Alene, ID:
167 miles
Portland, OR:
276 miles
Seattle, WA:
287 miles
Boise, ID
291 miles
Butte, MT
453 miles
San Francisco, CA
918 miles
Palouse EDC 
1345 NE Terre View Drive   Pullman, Wa 99163-5101 
Phone (509)334-3579 |  Fax (509)332-6991| 
Please send any comments or suggestions to Leslie Wolff, leslie@palouse.org  
Last modified: December, 1998 


Palouse Economic Development Council
Dayton Washington
Area Profile December 1998

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