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Pomeroy, Washington - Area Profile by Palouse Economic Development Council Area Profile 12/98

• Pomeroy: 1,445 
• Garfield County: 2,400 

• Elevation of Pomeroy: 1,850 feet 
• Garfield County Area: 706 sq.mi. 
• Annual Rainfall in Pomeroy: 16.94 in. 
• Average Temperature: 70.7°F  (summer)
• Average Temperature: 42.4°F  (winter)

The city of Pomeroy has 1 Sheriff, 3 city, and 4 county police officers and participates in the DARE program. 

Pomeroy has approximately 17 volunteer fire fighters. 
 

Pomeroy has enhanced 911 services. 

$88,300

• 1 Bedroom: $200 - $325 per month 
• 2 Bedroom: $250 - $375 per month 
• 3 Bedroom: $450 per month 

The closest regional airport is the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport in Lewiston, Idaho (31 miles away). 

Numerous trucking companies are available. 

U.S. Highway 12 

Garfield Port District (509) 843-3740 

• Federal Government
85 employees 
 
• Garfield County
70 full-time employees 
10 or less part-time employees 
 
• Pomeroy Public Schools
68 employees 
 
• Garfield County Memorial Hospital
58-60 employees 
 
• Dye Seed Ranch Inc. 
50 employees (September - May) 
75 employees (June - August)

LABOR MARKET

 
Garfield County   

• Total Civilian Labor Force (1997):  1,100
• Number of People Employed (1997): 1,060 
• Number of People Unemployed (1997): 40 
• Unemployment Rate(1997): 3.6% 
• Per Capita Income (1996): $21,656
• Median Household Income (1997): $33,421* 

EMPLOYMENT &WAGES BY INDUSTRY

 
 Garfield County (1996) 
 
 

Industry	Average Number of Employees	Average Annual    Wage
Agricultural,  Forestry, &  Fishing	79	$13,670
Construction	23	$13,839
Wholesale Trade	124	$23,484
Retail Trade	54	$7,904
Finance,  Insurance, &  Real Estate	18	$17,475
Services	38	$7,751
Government	411	$21,499
Other	15	$24,211

SALARIES

 
Eastern Washington (1996)   
 
 

Profession	Salary
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  

• Residential (Approximate bill of a home using 1000 KWH of electricity) 
• $51.30/month
 
• Commercial (Approximate bill of a business using 12,500 KWH at 50 KW -demand) 
• $646.04/month (summer)
• $707.14/month (winter)

• Residential & Commercial
• $18.50/month + $1.05 for each 1000 gallons of water used over 30,000 gallons of water

• Residential
• $18.00/month 
 
• Commercial
• $18.00/month + Commercial Fee that varies depending on type of business

Area Colleges & Universities 

• Walla Walla Community College 
• Clarkston, Washington (30 miles from Pomeroy)
 
• Lewis & Clark State College
• Lewiston, ID (31 miles from Pomeroy)
 
• Washington State University
• Pullman, WA (64 miles from Pomeroy)

• University of Idaho
• Moscow, ID (64 miles from Pomeroy)

• Whitman College
• Walla Walla, WA (65 miles from Pomeroy)

• Walla Walla Community College
• Walla Walla, WA (65 miles from Pomeroy)

 

        The East Washingtonian  
            Published weekly 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

Garfield County Memorial Hospital 
            (509) 843-1591 
            9 Acute Care Beds 
            40 Long Term Care Beds 
 
Pomeroy Medical Clinic 
            (509) 843-1491 
            1 Doctor & 1 Nurse Practitioner 

MILEAGE CHART

 
Number of Miles from Pomeroy to: 
 

• Walla Walla, WA: 65 miles
• Pullman, WA: 64 miles
• Moscow, ID: 64 miles
• Spokane, WA: 116 miles
• Portland, OR: 311 miles
• Seattle, WA 280 miles
• Boise, ID: 326 miles
• Butte, MT: 370 miles
• San Franscisco, CA: 954 miles