City of Sumner--Economic Development

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

WHERE WE ARE

GETTING TO SUMNER

3 freeways, highways 167, 410 and 512

Average daily traffic volume on Hwy 167: 85,000 south of
Sumner/91,000 north of Sumner in 2009

18 Sounder commuter trains daily to Seattle and Tacoma
Plus Sound Transit and Pierce Transit bus routes

20 miles to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 31,227,512 passengers, 317,873 aircraft operations, 269,804 air cargo in metric ton(s), 17th busiest airport in the U.S.

12 miles to Port of Tacoma

Over $25 billion in annual trade and nearly 1.5 million 20-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs)

35 miles to Port of Seattle

The nation’s eighth busiest with 22 international steamship lines moving over 2 million TEUs

“'Geographically, Sumner is a great spot, we love it. It’s close to commerce hubs Seattle and Portland, has excellent access to inbound ports and interstates and has maintained its small town charm,’ said Tom Walker, executive vice-president of Costco construction and distribution.” –Daily Journal of Commerce

CLOSE TO EVERYONE

35 miles to Seattle, pop. 586,200

32 miles to Bellevue, pop. 118,100

15 miles to Kent, pop. 86,660

13 miles to Federal Way, pop. 87,390

13 miles to Tacoma, pop. 201,700

3.2 miles to Puyallup, pop. 36,790

10 miles to Auburn, pop. 50,470

7.1 miles to Edgewood, pop. 9,560

4.3 miles to Bonney Lake, pop. 15,740

Plus 22 miles to Joint Base Lewis McChord, with nearly 49,000 soldiers, federal employees and contractors and a labor earnings impact of nearly $2.9 billion within Pierce County.