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Hotels in Washington

How many hotels exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 11 Washington counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Hotels · Motels · Motor inns. Counted together because official statistics use one 721110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 64% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Washington

Hotels

697

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.9

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

1.4

per 10,000 present

State index

64%

vs. U.S.

Residents

6,541,140

in covered counties

Workers

2,642,012

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 11 Washington counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing hotels and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Washington

City	County	Hotels	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Mount Vernon	Skagit County	30–50	133,126	44,390	1.9	140–233%	Range spans bands
Bellingham	Whatcom County	39–65	228,467	80,332	1.5	105–159%	Range spans bands
Kennewick	Benton County	34–46	211,971	76,558	1.4	98–133%	Range spans bands
Yakima	Yakima County	37–71	257,983	70,831	1.3	91–165%	Range spans bands
Redmond	King County	287–463	2,298,524	1,295,866	1.0	71–99%	Below average
Spokane	Spokane County	64–140	558,369	211,785	1.0	70–133%	Range spans bands
Vancouver	Clark County	42–72	515,787	158,571	0.7	51–80%	Range spans bands
Everett	Snohomish County	64–112	841,433	277,304	0.7	47–71%	Range spans bands
Lacey	Thurston County	22–52	296,357	85,525	0.6	47–90%	Range spans bands
Silverdale	Kitsap County	20–56	277,633	62,999	0.6	47–108%	Range spans bands
Tacoma	Pierce County	58–174	921,490	277,851	0.5	40–104%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

140%

105%

98%

91%

71%

70%

51%

47%

Most competitors per capita

40%

47%

47%

47%

51%

70%

71%

91%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few hotels may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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