Work & commute · Borger

Work & commute in Borger, TX

42% of Borger’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Amarillo (12%), Lubbock (2%) and Cactus (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

2,219 of 5,283 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 3,064 Borger residents head out of town to work, 2,219 work right here, and 2,553 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Borger.

3,064live here, work elsewhere

2,219live and work here

2,553work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Borger goes to work

Borger (in town)right here

42%2,219

Amarillo39.9 mi away

12%659

Lubbock147.5 mi away

2%123

Cactus43.1 mi away

2%110

Pampa25.7 mi away

2%87

Dumas34.5 mi away

1%78

Dallas330.6 mi away

1%45

Canyon54.6 mi away

1%40

Plainview103.1 mi away

1%36

Stinnett11.5 mi away

1%34

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%1,852

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

How far

How far Borger commutes

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

54%

22%

20%

54%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Borger is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Borger are

4,772 jobs are based in Borger. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Borger’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Borger

4,772 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Borger residents hold

5,283 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−23%

Jobs based in Borger, 2013 → 2023: 6,196 → 4,772. 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.