Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 2.0 jobs in Cathlamet for every working resident, and 368 people commute in
401 jobs are based in Cathlamet, and 200 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Cathlamet; the top destination outside it is Longview (8%, 20 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers (Washington 20%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cathlamet: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
47% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Cathlamet are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Washington. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Washington worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Cathlamet’s workers travel
About 47% 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Cathlamet
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cathlamet workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who works in Cathlamet, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 167 residents head out to work and 33 work right here.
About 810 people are in Cathlamet on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Cathlamet, and from where
Where Cathlamet clocks in
8% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Cathlamet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cathlamet, 2013 → 2023: 425 → 401. 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 Cathlamet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Cathlamet compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to East Cathlamet (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cathlamet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathlamet | – | — | — | 21 min | $70,250 |
| Lower Elochoman | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| East Cathlamet | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lower Elochoman and East Cathlamet: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cathlamet’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 Cathlamet: questions
What is the median household income in Cathlamet?
$70,250 (±$23,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cathlamet?
12.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cathlamet?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cathlamet work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Longview (8%, 20 mi), Portland (5%, 58 mi), Vancouver (4%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cathlamet without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cathlamet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cathlamet
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.