Work & commute · Palmhurst
Work & commute in Palmhurst, TX
Most working residents leave Palmhurst for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are McAllen (29%), Mission (15%) and Edinburg (10%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
2%18 of 922 working residents
Typical commute
7 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 904 Palmhurst residents head out of town to work, 18 work right here, and 1,478 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Palmhurst.
904live here, work elsewhere
18live and work here
1,478work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Palmhurst goes to work
7
Palmhurst (in town)right here
2%18Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%245Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Palmhurst commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
68%
8%
21%
68%Under 10 mi
8%10–24 mi
3%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Palmhurst is a job hub
1.62jobs per working resident
A job hub1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Palmhurst are
1,496 jobs are based in Palmhurst. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Palmhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Palmhurst
1,496 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities51%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less32%
$1,251–$3,333 a month53%
Over $3,333 a month15%
Jobs Palmhurst residents hold
922 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)65%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month50%