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Work & commute · Idalou

Work & commute in Idalou, TX

Most working residents leave Idalou for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (57%), Slaton (1%) and Wolfforth (1%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
12%
124 of 1,042 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 918 Idalou residents head out of town to work, 124 work right here, and 379 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Idalou.

918live here, work elsewhere
124live and work here
379work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Idalou goes to work

LorenzoIdalouRallsCrosbytonTahokaWolfforthSlatonChildressLevellandPlainviewAustinFort WorthHoustonAmarilloLubbockLubbockSlatonWolfforthLevellandFort WorthPlainviewHoustonAmarilloAustinIdalou
1
Lubbock13.7 mi away
57%596
2
Idalou (in town)right here
12%124
3
Slaton15.1 mi away
1%14
4
Wolfforth21.4 mi away
1%11
5
Levelland39.5 mi away
1%11
6
Fort Worth257.8 mi away
1%11
7
Plainview36.6 mi away
1%9
8
Houston456.6 mi away
1%9
9
Amarillo106.6 mi away
1%9
10
Austin327.1 mi away
1%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%241

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

How far

How far Idalou commutes

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

20%Under 10 mi
59%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Idalou is a commuter town

0.48jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Idalou are

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

Jobs based in Idalou

503 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Idalou residents hold

1,042 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month56%
+49%

Jobs based in Idalou, 2013 → 2023: 337 → 503. 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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