Work & commute · Randolph AFB

Work & commute in Randolph AFB, TX

Most working residents leave Randolph AFB for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (30%), Austin (10%) and Houston (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 310 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

28%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 306 Randolph AFB residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 936 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Randolph AFB.

306live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

936work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Randolph AFB goes to work

San Antonio15.5 mi away

30%94

Austin61.7 mi away

10%30

Houston174.4 mi away

6%18

Universal City2.3 mi away

5%16

Live Oak4.1 mi away

4%12

New Braunfels15.3 mi away

4%12

Schertz2.8 mi away

2%7

Dallas242.5 mi away

2%6

Irving242.6 mi away

1%4

Randolph AFB (in town)right here

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%107

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

How far

How far Randolph AFB commutes

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

19%

34%

41%

19%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

41%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Randolph AFB is a job hub

3.03jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Randolph AFB are

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

Jobs based in Randolph AFB

940 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Randolph AFB residents hold

310 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−35%

Jobs based in Randolph AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,445 → 940. 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.