Cathcart’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Cathcart for work; outside it, Seattle is the main destination (22%, 20 miles). The poverty rate is 3.2%, where Washington as a whole has 9.9%. Jobs and income earn Cathcart A+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Cathcart, in brief
Cathcart workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Three in four Cathcart workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Cathcart’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Cathcart empties out on a workday
About 1,400 people are in Cathcart on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 2,100 who live here: 1,300 head out to work and 630 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Cathcart gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Cathcart is better than 98% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Cathcart’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.1%) is left out: Cathcart’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Cathcart could be anywhere from A to A+.
A commute of about 47 minutes in Cathcart
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cathcart workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 788 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Factories, building and farms: 28% of the jobs in Cathcart
635 jobs are based in Cathcart.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cathcart, 2013 → 2023: 473 → 635. 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 Cathcart’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Cathcart: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,286 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 626 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Cathcart on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.49 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.
The towns that employ Cathcart’s residents
Where Cathcart clocks in
22% of workers
8% 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.
Half of Cathcart commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Driving is how Cathcart gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cathcart is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.9% across Washington.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 973 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Cathcart households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cathcart’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Cathcart comes 111th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Fife Heights WA | 1,446 | $157K | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 109 | Springdale Township SD | 2,229 | $151K | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 110 | Monroe North WA | 1,456 | $170K | 0.8% | 3.7% | <1% | A+ |
| 111 | Cathcart WA | 2,064 | $130K | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 112 | Windy Hills KY | 2,476 | $131K | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 113 | Allentown NJ | 1,741 | $121K | 4.4% | 3.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Meadow Glade WA | 2,281 | $129K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 128 | Fall City WA | 1,618 | $177K | 2.2% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Cathcart, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
How Cathcart compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Maltby (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cathcart workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathcart | – | A+ | C− | 47 min | $130,400 |
| Maltby | 3% | A+ | B | 28 min | $185,457 |
| Silver Firs | under 3% | A | A− | 32 min | $163,418 |
| Clearview | under 3% | A+ | B | 27 min | $192,540 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cathcart’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 Cathcart: questions
What is the median household income in Cathcart?
$130,400 (±$26,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cathcart?
3.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cathcart?
47 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cathcart work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (22%, 20 mi), Everett (8%, 8 mi), Bellevue (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cathcart walkable?
Cathcart is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cathcart without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cathcart, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cathcart
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.