Most of Lake Cavanaugh commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Lake Cavanaugh has 2 jobs, against 105 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lake Cavanaugh for work; outside it, Mount Vernon is the main destination (19%, 16 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all (Washington 20%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lake Cavanaugh
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Lake Cavanaugh on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Lake Cavanaugh’s working residents head each day
Where Lake Cavanaugh clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Lake Cavanaugh works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Cavanaugh, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 2. 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 Lake Cavanaugh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lake Cavanaugh
of Lake Cavanaugh workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 32% 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.
How far Lake Cavanaugh’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
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 Lake Cavanaugh: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Cavanaugh?
$119,318 (±$81,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Cavanaugh?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake Cavanaugh work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Vernon (19%, 16 mi), Burlington (10%, 18 mi), Seattle (10%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lake Cavanaugh without a car?
24% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Cavanaugh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Cavanaugh
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.