Work & commute · Nederland

Work & commute in Nederland, TX

Most working residents leave Nederland for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Beaumont (20%), Port Arthur (13%) and Houston (8%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

1,127 of 7,752 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 6,625 Nederland residents head out of town to work, 1,127 work right here, and 5,274 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nederland.

6,625live here, work elsewhere

1,127live and work here

5,274work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nederland goes to work

Beaumont11.7 mi away

20%1,559

Nederland (in town)right here

15%1,127

Port Arthur8 mi away

13%1,046

Houston84.1 mi away

8%642

Port Neches2.5 mi away

4%330

Central Gardens1.8 mi away

3%201

Groves5.3 mi away

2%148

Orange18.2 mi away

1%110

Pasadena72.3 mi away

1%88

Deer Park69.5 mi away

1%85

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%2,416

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

How far

How far Nederland commutes

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

49%

21%

28%

49%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nederland is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Nederland are

6,401 jobs are based in Nederland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nederland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Nederland

6,401 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Nederland residents hold

7,752 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+15%

Jobs based in Nederland, 2013 → 2023: 5,577 → 6,401. 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.