Editing Granite Falls, Washington (section)

==Economy==

{{As of|2018}}, Granite Falls has an estimated workforce population of 1,816 people, of which 1,746 are employed. The largest sectors of employment are educational and health services (21.6 percent), followed by construction (17.0%), manufacturing (16.6%), and retail (10.7%).<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |year=2018 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Granite Falls, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=DP03&g=1600000US5327995&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03&hidePreview=true |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> The majority of workers in the city commute to other areas for employment, including 19 percent to Everett, 11 percent to Seattle, and 5 percent to [[Marysville, Washington|Marysville]]. Approximately 5.2 percent of Granite Falls residents work within the city limits.<ref name="OnTheMap">{{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/ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=OnTheMap |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> Over 80 percent of workers commute in [[single-occupancy vehicle|single-occupant]] vehicles, while 4 percent take [[public transportation]] or [[carpool]]s.<ref name="ACS"/>

The city had 202 registered businesses with 849 total jobs, according to 2012 estimates by the U.S. Census and [[Puget Sound Regional Council]].<ref name="Census-Profile"/<ref name="PSRC-Employment">{{cite web |title=2012 Covered Employment Estimates |url=https://www.psrc.org/covered-employment-estimates |publisher=[[Puget Sound Regional Council]] |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> The largest providers of jobs in Granite Falls came from businesses in the education and services sectors.<ref name="PSRC-Employment"/> Several of the largest employers are located in an [[industrial park]] in the northeast corner of the city near the Mountain Loop Highway. They include electrical manufacturer B.I.C.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fetters |first=Eric |date=March 7, 2004 |title=Set in Granite |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/set-in-granite/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> and aerospace manufacturer Cobalt Industries.<ref name="Comp-Economic">{{cite web |date=November 2015 |title=Economic Development Element |page=8 |url=http://ci.granite-falls.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Economic-Development-Element-110415.pdf |work=City of Granite Falls 2015–2035 Comprehensive Plan |publisher=City of Granite Falls |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> Granite Falls is located near several rock and gravel [[quarry|quarries]], which created traffic congestion in downtown that was later mitigated through the opening of a truck [[bypass (road)|bypass]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 21, 2010 |title=Granite Falls quarry meets resistance to growth plans |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/granite-falls-quarry-meets-resistance-to-growth-plans/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Herald-Bypass">{{cite news |last=Daybert |first=Amy |date=November 19, 2010 |title=16 years, 1.9 miles later, Granite Falls gets its truck route |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/16-years-1-9-miles-later-granite-falls-gets-its-truck-route/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>