Maltby’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers (Washington 20%). 3.9% of residents are in poverty, against 9.9% across Washington. Jobs and income earn Maltby A+; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Maltby and work: the main findings
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
78% of Maltby’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, and so do 80% of the jobs based in Maltby. The jobs ↓
Maltby draws workers from far and wide
The 6,857 jobs in Maltby are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 29%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Maltby makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Maltby are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Maltby residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Maltby
29% of Maltby workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. 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.
The figures behind Maltby’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Maltby is among the top U.S. towns, #3 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($185,457, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Maltby could be anywhere from A to A+.
Maltby makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
6,857 jobs are based in Maltby.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maltby, 2013 → 2023: 5,298 → 6,857. 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 Maltby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
21% of working residents work in Seattle
Where Maltby clocks in
21% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, about the WA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maltby workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,981 commuters (the 29% 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 leaves Maltby for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,878 residents head out to work, 206 work right here, and 6,651 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Maltby on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
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 commute from Maltby, by distance
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.
Most trips from Maltby start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Maltby is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #200 of 285 in Washington. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.9% across Washington, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,594 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 40% 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). 2.0% of Maltby households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Maltby’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Maltby is 48th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Broadlands VA | 14,353 | $241K | 1.0% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 47 | Lansdowne VA | 12,328 | $169K | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 48 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 49 | Winnetka IL | 12,518 | $250K | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 50 | Itasca IL | 9,488 | $114K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Bothell East WA | 14,578 | $199K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Snoqualmie WA | 13,640 | $214K | 0.8% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Edgewood WA | 13,548 | $116K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Maltby, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
Around Maltby: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Bothell (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maltby workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maltby | – | A+ | B | 28 min | $185,457 |
| Cathcart | under 3% | A+ | C− | 47 min | $130,400 |
| High Bridge | under 3% | A− | C | 31 min | $167,337 |
| Bothell | 6% | A | A | 28 min | $140,427 |
| Clearview | under 3% | A+ | B | 27 min | $192,540 |
| Bothell East | under 3% | A+ | A | 31 min | $198,882 |
| Cottage Lake | under 3% | A | B− | 26 min | $213,106 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Maltby’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 Maltby: questions
What is the median household income in Maltby?
$185,457 (±$20,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maltby?
3.9%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maltby?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maltby work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (21%, 17 mi), Redmond (11%, 9 mi), Bellevue (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Maltby walkable?
Maltby is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Maltby without a car?
1% 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 Maltby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maltby
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.