Work & commute · Anson

Work & commute in Anson, TX

About one in 4 of Anson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Abilene (29%), Fort Worth (3%) and Austin (2%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

231 of 942 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 711 Anson residents head out of town to work, 231 work right here, and 555 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Anson.

711live here, work elsewhere

231live and work here

555work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Anson goes to work

Abilene22.7 mi away

29%274

Anson (in town)right here

25%231

Fort Worth148 mi away

3%24

Austin211.4 mi away

2%20

Dallas181.8 mi away

2%19

San Angelo96.4 mi away

2%18

Weatherford123.8 mi away

1%11

Lubbock128 mi away

1%11

Big Spring99.3 mi away

1%8

Brownwood89.8 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%319

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Anson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

25%

22%

14%

38%

25%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Anson is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Anson are

786 jobs are based in Anson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Anson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Anson

786 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Anson residents hold

942 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+18%

Jobs based in Anson, 2013 → 2023: 665 → 786. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.