Unemployment in Cade (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Cade for work; outside it, Lafayette is the main destination (26%, 11 miles). For jobs and income Cade is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cade apart
The figures behind Cade’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Cade’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($72,839, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cade could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
In Cade, 62% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
543 jobs are based in Cade.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cade, 2013 → 2023: 447 → 543. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cade’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Cade
On a workday 772 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 528 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Cade on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Cade work
Where Cade clocks in
26% of workers
10% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Commuting from Cade: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cade workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 938 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Cade
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Cade, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,026 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.5% of Cade households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cade’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Cade is 650th among 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bayou Gauche LA | 1,908 | $163K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 253 | Montz LA | 2,074 | $92K | 4.7% | 0.2% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 376 | Presquille LA | 2,062 | $112K | 1.1% | 14.9% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 648 | Pike Township OH | 1,707 | $95K | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 649 | West Bath ME | 1,970 | $103K | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4% | A− |
| 650 | Cade LA | 1,710 | $73K | 6.0% | 1.5% | 2% | A− |
| 651 | Surf City NJ | 1,305 | $119K | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4% | A− |
| 652 | Deer Creek Township IL | 1,392 | $108K | 6.5% | 0.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cade, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
The towns next door employ 10% of Cade
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Broussard. Darker towns draw more of Cade’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cade: questions
What is the median household income in Cade?
$72,839 (±$21,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cade?
6.0%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cade?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cade work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (26%, 11 mi), Broussard (10%, 5 mi), New Iberia (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cade walkable?
Cade is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cade without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cade, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cade
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.