Editing Clark County, Washington (section)

==Economy==

Clark County's largest industries include health care, professional and business services, and retail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Scott |date=July 2022 |title=Clark County profile |url=https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/county-profiles/snohomish |access-date=January 14, 2024 |publisher=[[Washington State Employment Security Department]]}}</ref> In 2019, approximately 65,000 Clark County residents commuted to work in Portland, Oregon; approximately 17,000 residents from Oregon commuted to work in Clark County.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seekamp |first=William |date=June 6, 2023 |title=New I-5 bridge would 'unlock workforce potential', says Port of Vancouver economic development director |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jun/06/new-i-5-bridge-would-unlock-workforce-potential-says-port-of-vancouver-economic-development-director/ |url-access=limited |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=The Columbian}}</ref> Although Washington does not have a state [[income tax]], residents who worked in Oregon were required to pay income tax to that state for earnings in Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rogoway |first=Mike |date=January 6, 2022 |title=Clark County commuters, many now telecommuters, are paying less in Oregon income tax |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/01/clark-county-commuters-many-now-telecommuters-are-paying-less-in-oregon-income-tax.html |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=The Oregonian}}</ref> Clark County residents also cross the Columbia River to shop without sales taxes, which Oregon also lacks; this phenomenon caused up to $5.9&nbsp;million in estimated lost sales tax revenue for the county government in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phiel |first=Shari |date=December 4, 2022 |title=Clark County's 'sales tax leakage' decreases |url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/dec/04/clark-countys-sales-tax-leakage-decreases/ |url-access=limited |access-date=January 14, 2024 |work=The Columbian}}</ref>