With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Catawba works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Catawba for work; outside it, Prentice is the main destination (18%, 12 miles). There are 19 jobs in Catawba for 57 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes; Wisconsin averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Catawba, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in Catawba on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Catawba: the destinations
Where Catawba clocks in
Lines 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.
Jobs in Catawba: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Catawba, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 19. 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 Catawba’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Catawba’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Catawba workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Catawba’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
Catawba and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Catawba workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba | – | — | — | 21 min | $67,955 |
| Harmony | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Kennan | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Kennan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Catawba’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 Catawba: questions
What is the median household income in Catawba?
$67,955 (±$18,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Catawba?
15.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Catawba?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Catawba work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prentice (18%, 12 mi), Phillips (14%, 12 mi), Medford (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Catawba without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Catawba, from the people who make the trip.
More of Catawba
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.