Work & commute · Markham

Work & commute in Markham, TX

Most working residents leave Markham for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (17%), Bay City (11%) and Austin (3%). Half commute less than 62 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 350 working residents

Typical commute

62 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 349 Markham residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Markham.

349live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

37work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Markham goes to work

Houston69.9 mi away

17%59

Bay City6.5 mi away

11%39

Austin137.2 mi away

3%12

San Antonio152.4 mi away

3%10

Matagorda19.3 mi away

3%9

Point Comfort36.1 mi away

2%8

Pasadena72.9 mi away

2%7

Dallas267.9 mi away

2%7

El Campo20.7 mi away

2%6

Blessing11 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%187

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

How far

How far Markham commutes

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

15%

17%

11%

57%

15%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

57%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Markham is a commuter town

0.11jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Markham are

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

Jobs based in Markham

38 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities63%

Services (health, schools, offices…)8%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month58%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Markham residents hold

350 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−56%

Jobs based in Markham, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 38. 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.