With a low cost-of-living and a high quality-of-life, Grays Harbor County is a great place to work and live. Here's Grays Harbor at a glance:

• The County covers 1,910 square miles.
• It has approximately 72,000 residents.
• The contiguous cities of Aberdeen, Hoquiam, and Cosmopolis hold half the county's population.
• 88% of the land is in trees - the 3rd or 4th growth since 1900 when most of it was harvested.
• Nine rivers flow into Grays Harbor Bay which flows into the Pacific Ocean and is rich in oysters, crab, clams, shrimp, salmon, steelhead, and much more.


The Port of Grays Harbor is:
• The only full-service deep-water port on the Pacific coast north of San Francisco
• Only two hours from open ocean to port. By comparison, Seattle and Portland are eight hours; Tacoma is 10 hours.
• Geographically closer to Asian trading partners than any other multi-modal port in the United States.
• Home to Washington's largest charter fishing fleet. With 687 moorage berths for vessels of up to 250 feet in length, the Westport Marina is also the largest coastal marina in the Pacific Northwest.


Grays Harbor County is Washington State's most popular vacation destination promising an unforgettable experience with:
• Over 55 miles of open Pacific Ocean beaches.
• Thousands of miles of forest roads.
• The Olympic National Park, Quinault rainforest and miles of trails.
• Unlimited fishing, boating, camping, hiking, horseback riding, and bicycling.
• Whale and bird watching from January to June.
• Casinos and gambling at the Quinault tribal beach resort.
• Numerous city and state parks and 4 public golf courses

• Winter daily mean low-temperatures are in the high 30's and summer daily mean high-temperature are in the 70's.
• Seattle and Portland metropolitan areas are within an easy 2-2.5 hour drive.
• An array of cultural, arts and sports events are available locally and throughout the Puget Sound area.