Tonasket is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,133 people and two associated neighborhoods, Tonasket is the 260th largest community in Washington.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.70% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Tonasket doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Tonasket are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.66% of adults in Tonasket having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tonasket in 2022 was $25,553, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,212 for a family of four. However, Tonasket contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Tonasket is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tonasket home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tonasket residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Tonasket also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tonasket include German, English, Norwegian, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Tonasket is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.