Lower Elochoman has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 21 jobs in Lower Elochoman; 107 of its residents have a job. 10% of workers have no commute at all, where Washington as a whole has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lower Elochoman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Lower Elochoman on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Cathlamet
Where Lower Elochoman clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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 Lower Elochoman
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Elochoman, 2014 → 2024: 106 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lower Elochoman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lower Elochoman
of Lower Elochoman workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 9% 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 Lower Elochoman’s workers travel
About 46% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 19% of Lower Elochoman
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Elochoman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Elochoman | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cathlamet | 19% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Upper Elochoman | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cathlamet and Upper Elochoman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cathlamet. Darker towns draw more of Lower Elochoman’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 2024, 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 Lower Elochoman: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lower Elochoman?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lower Elochoman work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cathlamet (19%, 1 mi), Vancouver (7%, 55 mi), Portland (6%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lower Elochoman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Elochoman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Elochoman
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.