Most of Lochsloy commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lochsloy report 271 jobs; 1,324 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Lochsloy are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lochsloy: the gist
Lochsloy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Lochsloy is a place people come home to
There are 271 jobs based in Lochsloy, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lochsloy has about 2,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Three in four Lochsloy workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Lochsloy’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 ↓
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.
The figures behind Lochsloy’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lochsloy is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #109 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($106,484, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lochsloy could be anywhere from C to A+.
Time on the road from Lochsloy: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lochsloy workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,122 commuters (the 18% 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 commutes out of Lochsloy, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,311 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 258 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Lochsloy on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Lochsloy makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lochsloy, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 271. 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 Lochsloy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of working residents work in Everett
Where Lochsloy clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lochsloy
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 Lochsloy gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lochsloy is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #243 of 285 in Washington. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of 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 1,376 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% 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 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 1.8% of Lochsloy households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lochsloy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Lochsloy ranks 1,197th of 4,771 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 23 | Clearview WA | 3,254 | $193K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Meadow Glade WA | 2,281 | $129K | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,195 | Fleming NY | 2,400 | $92K | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Valley Township PA | 2,107 | $115K | 9.1% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,197 | Lochsloy WA | 3,029 | $106K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Wormleysburg PA | 3,078 | $88K | 4.6% | 6.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,199 | Moro Township IL | 3,492 | $100K | 4.0% | 5.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Lochsloy, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Next door to Lochsloy
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lochsloy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochsloy | – | B+ | C | 38 min | $106,484 |
| Lake Cassidy | under 3% | A | C+ | 29 min | $113,403 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lochsloy’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 Lochsloy: questions
What is the median household income in Lochsloy?
$106,484 (±$37,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lochsloy?
7.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lochsloy?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lochsloy work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Everett (18%, 10 mi), Seattle (13%, 34 mi), Lake Stevens (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lochsloy walkable?
Lochsloy is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lochsloy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lochsloy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lochsloy
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.