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Work & commute · Elm Creek

Work & commute in Elm Creek, TX

Most working residents leave Elm Creek for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Eagle Pass (26%), Eidson Road (12%) and San Antonio (11%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
7 of 854 working residents
Typical commute
11 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 847 Elm Creek residents head out of town to work, 7 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elm Creek.

847live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
42work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Elm Creek goes to work

LaCosteCrystal CityPearsallUvaldeEagle PassDel RioSan AntonioHoustonLaredoMcAllenFabricaSiesta AcresElm CreekChula VistaEidson RoadRositaEagle PassEidson RoadSan AntonioDel RioRositaLaredoHoustonCrystal CityUvaldeMcAllenElm Creek
1
Eagle Pass5.4 mi away
26%218
2
Eidson Road7.3 mi away
12%105
3
San Antonio127.9 mi away
11%91
4
Del Rio47.4 mi away
5%43
5
Rosita11.2 mi away
4%34
6
Laredo104 mi away
2%21
7
Houston315.4 mi away
2%15
8
Crystal City40.8 mi away
1%12
9
Uvalde52.8 mi away
1%12
10
McAllen223.7 mi away
1%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%291

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

How far

How far Elm Creek commutes

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

48%Under 10 mi
4%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
40%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Elm Creek is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elm Creek are

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

Jobs based in Elm Creek

49 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)59%
Trade, transport & utilities41%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Elm Creek residents hold

854 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month47%
+2%

Jobs based in Elm Creek, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 49. 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.

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