Work & commute · Martindale

Work & commute in Martindale, TX

Most working residents leave Martindale for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are San Marcos (26%), Austin (18%) and Houston (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 474 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 466 Martindale residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 166 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martindale.

466live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

166work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martindale goes to work

San Marcos6.2 mi away

26%125

Austin31.7 mi away

18%86

Houston146.9 mi away

5%22

New Braunfels19.4 mi away

4%19

San Antonio48.9 mi away

3%15

Dallas213.3 mi away

3%12

Kyle10.6 mi away

2%11

Martindale (in town)right here

2%8

Lockhart9.6 mi away

2%8

Buda15.9 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%161

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

How far

How far Martindale commutes

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

31%

16%

26%

27%

31%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martindale is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martindale are

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

Jobs based in Martindale

174 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Martindale residents hold

474 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+40%

Jobs based in Martindale, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 174. 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.