Work & commute · Goldthwaite

Work & commute in Goldthwaite, TX

About one in 3 of Goldthwaite’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Austin (9%), San Antonio (3%) and Brownwood (3%). Half commute less than 49 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30%

238 of 800 working residents

Typical commute

49 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 562 Goldthwaite residents head out of town to work, 238 work right here, and 508 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Goldthwaite.

562live here, work elsewhere

238live and work here

508work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Goldthwaite goes to work

Goldthwaite (in town)right here

30%238

Austin93.3 mi away

9%73

San Antonio137.4 mi away

3%24

Brownwood29.9 mi away

3%23

Dallas140.7 mi away

2%14

Waco81.9 mi away

2%13

Round Rock83.6 mi away

1%11

Lampasas35.3 mi away

1%9

Stephenville56.7 mi away

1%9

Houston221.6 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%377

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

How far

How far Goldthwaite commutes

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

38%

50%

38%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Goldthwaite is balanced between jobs and homes

0.93jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Goldthwaite are

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

Jobs based in Goldthwaite

746 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Goldthwaite residents hold

800 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+10%

Jobs based in Goldthwaite, 2013 → 2023: 680 → 746. 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.