Work & commute · Knippa

Work & commute in Knippa, TX

Most working residents leave Knippa for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Uvalde (22%), San Antonio (13%) and Eagle Pass (4%). Half commute less than 59 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 191 working residents

Typical commute

59 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 189 Knippa residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 180 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Knippa.

189live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

180work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Knippa goes to work

Uvalde10.7 mi away

22%42

San Antonio67.5 mi away

13%25

Eagle Pass65.9 mi away

4%7

Austin131.8 mi away

4%7

Sabinal9.8 mi away

2%3

Houston257.1 mi away

2%3

Laredo120.8 mi away

2%3

Carrizo Springs55.5 mi away

1%2

Crystal City44 mi away

1%2

Hondo28.5 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%95

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

How far

How far Knippa commutes

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

29%

54%

9%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

54%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Knippa is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Knippa are

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

Jobs based in Knippa

182 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Knippa residents hold

191 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+125%

Jobs based in Knippa, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 182. 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.