Work & commute · Jefferson
Work & commute in Jefferson, TX
Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Longview (12%), Marshall (7%) and Tyler (4%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
17%140 of 837 working residents
Typical commute
30 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 697 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 140 work right here, and 1,049 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.
697live here, work elsewhere
140live and work here
1,049work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Jefferson goes to work
1
Jefferson (in town)right here
17%140Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%4211
Jefferson (in town)right here
12%140Everywhere elseother towns and states
70%834Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Jefferson commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
26%
11%
22%
41%
26%Under 10 mi
11%10–24 mi
22%25–50 mi
41%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Jefferson is balanced between jobs and homes
1.42jobs per working resident
BalancedAbout as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
The jobs
What the jobs in Jefferson are
1,189 jobs are based in Jefferson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Jefferson
1,189 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)63%
$1,250 a month or less27%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month34%
Jobs Jefferson residents hold
837 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%
Over $3,333 a month42%