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.

A relatively large number of people in Tonasket telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 population of Tonasket overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Tonasket, 24.66% have at least a bachelor's 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.