Upper Elochoman has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Washington 20%). There are 8 jobs in Upper Elochoman; 79 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Upper Elochoman; the top destination outside it is Cathlamet (11%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Upper Elochoman
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Upper Elochoman on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 Upper Elochoman goes to work
Where Upper Elochoman clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
What Upper Elochoman’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Elochoman, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 8. 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 Upper Elochoman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Upper Elochoman
of Upper Elochoman workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Upper Elochoman works
About 29% 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.
Upper Elochoman and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Elochoman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Elochoman | – | — | — | — | $55,714 |
| Lower Elochoman | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lower Elochoman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper 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 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 Upper Elochoman: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Elochoman?
$55,714 (±$47,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Elochoman?
12.2%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Upper Elochoman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cathlamet (11%, 4 mi), Kelso (9%, 23 mi), Longview (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upper Elochoman without a car?
0% 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 Upper Elochoman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Elochoman
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.