Work & commute · Imperial

Work & commute in Imperial, TX

Most working residents leave Imperial for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Midland (10%), Odessa (10%) and Iraan (9%). Half commute less than 57 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 87 working residents

Typical commute

57 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 85 Imperial residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Imperial.

85live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

63work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Imperial goes to work

Midland62.5 mi away

10%9

Odessa47.1 mi away

10%9

Iraan53 mi away

9%8

Hobbs, NM104.8 mi away

3%3

Denver City117.8 mi away

3%3

San Angelo133 mi away

3%3

McCamey29.5 mi away

2%2

Fort Stockton28.2 mi away

2%2

Town of Pecos49.6 mi away

2%2

Houston446.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%44

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

How far

How far Imperial commutes

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

25%

67%

2%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

67%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Imperial is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Imperial are

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

Jobs based in Imperial

65 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)51%

Trade, transport & utilities46%

Services (health, schools, offices…)3%

$1,250 a month or less2%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month82%

Jobs Imperial residents hold

87 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+983%

Jobs based in Imperial, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 65. 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.