Work & commute · Matagorda

Work & commute in Matagorda, TX

Most working residents leave Matagorda for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (26%), Bay City (10%) and Victoria (2%). Half commute less than 77 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

16 of 144 working residents

Typical commute

77 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 128 Matagorda residents head out of town to work, 16 work right here, and 1,150 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matagorda.

128live here, work elsewhere

16live and work here

1,150work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matagorda goes to work

Houston82.9 mi away

26%37

Matagorda (in town)right here

11%16

Bay City19.8 mi away

10%14

Victoria62.4 mi away

2%3

Dallas287 mi away

2%3

Clute41.2 mi away

1%2

Taylor156.6 mi away

1%2

Lake Jackson39.6 mi away

1%2

Pasadena82.5 mi away

1%2

Austin154.3 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%61

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

How far

How far Matagorda commutes

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

14%

65%

14%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

65%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matagorda is a job hub

8.10jobs per working resident

A job hub

8.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Matagorda are

1,166 jobs are based in Matagorda. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Matagorda’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Matagorda

1,166 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities91%

Services (health, schools, offices…)9%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month8%

Over $3,333 a month88%

Jobs Matagorda residents hold

144 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−2%

Jobs based in Matagorda, 2013 → 2023: 1,193 → 1,166. 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.