Most of Cats Bridge commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Cats Bridge for work; outside it, Virginia Beach is the main destination (6%, 55 miles). 4 jobs are based in Cats Bridge for 62 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cats Bridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Cats Bridge on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Cats Bridge’s residents
Where Cats Bridge clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cats Bridge, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Cats Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cats Bridge
of Cats Bridge workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cats Bridge
About 48% 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.
How Cats Bridge compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cats Bridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cats Bridge | – | — | — | — | $25,893 |
| Mappsburg | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mappsburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cats Bridge’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 Cats Bridge: questions
What is the median household income in Cats Bridge?
$25,893 (±$13,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cats Bridge?
6.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cats Bridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia Beach (6%, 55 mi), Accomac (5%, 14 mi), Belle Haven (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cats Bridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cats Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cats Bridge
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.