Work & commute · Big Wells

Work & commute in Big Wells, TX

Most working residents leave Big Wells for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Carrizo Springs (15%), San Antonio (13%) and Crystal City (6%). Half commute less than 72 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 156 working residents

Typical commute

72 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 155 Big Wells residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Big Wells.

155live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

36work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Big Wells goes to work

Carrizo Springs17.8 mi away

15%24

San Antonio88.3 mi away

13%21

Crystal City17.7 mi away

6%9

Laredo69.9 mi away

4%7

Del Rio96.8 mi away

4%6

Cotulla22.2 mi away

3%4

Dallas336 mi away

3%4

Asherton14.4 mi away

2%3

Helotes88 mi away

2%3

Uvalde46.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%72

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

How far

How far Big Wells commutes

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

35%

60%

2%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

60%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Big Wells is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Big Wells are

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

Jobs based in Big Wells

37 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities57%

Services (health, schools, offices…)24%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Big Wells residents hold

156 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−46%

Jobs based in Big Wells, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 37. 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.