Editing Darrington, Washington (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Mill in Darrington WA.jpg|thumb|right|The Hampton [[lumber mill]], Darrington's largest employer]]

Darrington's largest industry remains [[logging]], centered around several small companies and the Hampton [[sawmill]], the town's largest employer at 160 jobs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Jim |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Darrington sawmill hopes to avoid shutting down |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/darrington-sawmill-hopes-to-avoid-shutting-down/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hayes |first=Katie |date=July 11, 2021 |title=Hampton Lumber makes big purchase for small-town Darrington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/hampton-lumber-makes-big-purchase-for-small-town-darrington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> Hampton acquired the disused sawmill from Summit Timber in 2002 and reopened it the following year after $15 million in renovations.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 28, 2003 |title=Hampton reopens Washington sawmill |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2003/03/24/daily50.html |work=[[Portland Business Journal]] |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> The sawmill primarily processes [[Tsuga heterophylla|western hemlock]] and [[Douglas fir]] from nearby state and local lands.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 7, 2002 |title=Hampton completes purchase of Darrington sawmill |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2002/02/04/daily32.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=August 21, 2011 |title=A battle for 'the greatest good' |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/a-battle-for-the-greatest-good/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> Other major industries in the town include tourism and outdoor recreation, educational services for the [[Darrington School District]], and forestry management.<ref name="KING-Brief"/><ref name="HazardPlan"/> The town has a [[grocery store]], a [[bakery]], several [[restaurant]]s, a [[bookstore]], and a [[microbrewery]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Darrington-bound? Check out these great dining options |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/darrington-bound-check-out-these-great-dining-options/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Swaney |first=Aaron |date=September 4, 2015 |title=River Time Brewing opens in downtown Darrington |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/river-time-brewing-opens-in-downtown-darrington/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The [[Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe]] had a small [[casino]] and [[bingo hall]] that employs 50 people until it closed in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Sauk-Suiattle Tribe's casino and bingo hall near completion |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sauk-suiattle-tribes-new-casino-closer-to-opening/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Kayla J. |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Sauk-Suiattle disenrollment saga threatens dozens in 314-member tribe |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sauk-suiattle-disenrollment-saga-threatens-dozens-in-314-member-tribe/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

A 2015 [[United States Census|Census Bureau]] survey estimated that Darrington had a workforce population of 1,138 and an [[unemployment rate]] of 9.3 percent.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Selected Economic Characteristics: Darrington, Washington |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5316690 |work=[[American Community Survey]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095021/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US5316690 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The most common employers for Darrington residents are in manufacturing (23.8 percent), followed by educational and health services (17.6 percent), [[retail]] (13.7 percent), and public administration (10.5 percent).<ref name="ACS"/> Approximately 9.9 percent of Darrington residents also work within the town, while 13 percent commute to [[Everett, Washington|Everett]], 6.4 percent work in [[Seattle]], and 5.7 percent work in Arlington.<ref>{{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://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |via=OnTheMap |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref> The average one-way commute for the town's workers is approximately 36.5 minutes; 85.3 percent of commuters drove alone to their workplace, while 6.8 percent [[carpool]]ed and 6.2 percent walked or used other modes of transport.<ref name="ACS"/>