Work & commute · Petersburg
Work & commute in Petersburg, TX
Most working residents leave Petersburg for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (34%), Amarillo (5%) and Plainview (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
4%18 of 424 working residents
Typical commute
28 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
25 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 406 Petersburg residents head out of town to work, 18 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Petersburg.
406live here, work elsewhere
18live and work here
43work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Petersburg goes to work
3
Petersburg (in town)right here
4%18Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%1941
Petersburg (in town)right here
30%18Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%26Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Petersburg commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
16%
16%
36%
32%
16%Under 10 mi
16%10–24 mi
36%25–50 mi
32%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Petersburg is a commuter town
0.14jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Petersburg are
61 jobs are based in Petersburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Petersburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Petersburg
61 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)38%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)39%
$1,250 a month or less23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month43%
Jobs Petersburg residents hold
424 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month51%