Work & commute · Runge

Work & commute in Runge, TX

Most working residents leave Runge for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are San Antonio (17%), Austin (5%) and Kenedy (5%). Half commute less than 60 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19 of 328 working residents

Typical commute

60 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 309 Runge residents head out of town to work, 19 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Runge.

309live here, work elsewhere

19live and work here

106work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Runge goes to work

San Antonio63.1 mi away

17%56

Runge (in town)right here

6%19

Austin97.6 mi away

5%16

Kenedy10 mi away

5%15

Victoria44.2 mi away

4%13

Corpus Christi84.8 mi away

3%10

Cuero29.8 mi away

3%9

Houston153.2 mi away

2%8

Goliad24.4 mi away

1%4

Jourdanton50.1 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%174

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

How far

How far Runge commutes

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

16%

17%

59%

16%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

59%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Runge is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Runge are

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

Jobs based in Runge

125 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Runge residents hold

328 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−27%

Jobs based in Runge, 2013 → 2023: 172 → 125. 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.