Work & commute · Roman Forest

Work & commute in Roman Forest, TX

Most working residents leave Roman Forest for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (40%), The Woodlands (3%) and Conroe (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 962 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

38 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 960 Roman Forest residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Roman Forest.

960live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

88work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Roman Forest goes to work

Houston30.8 mi away

40%382

The Woodlands21.4 mi away

3%32

Conroe22.3 mi away

3%30

Humble15 mi away

3%26

Austin155.5 mi away

2%16

Splendora3.3 mi away

1%14

Cleveland11.4 mi away

1%12

Pasadena36.4 mi away

1%12

Shenandoah18.1 mi away

1%9

Deer Park33.9 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%420

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

How far

How far Roman Forest commutes

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

13%

30%

42%

15%

13%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

42%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Roman Forest is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Roman Forest are

90 jobs are based in Roman Forest. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Roman Forest’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Roman Forest

90 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month48%

Over $3,333 a month27%

Jobs Roman Forest residents hold

962 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month65%

+64%

Jobs based in Roman Forest, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 90. 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.