Work & commute · Sebastian

Work & commute in Sebastian, TX

Most working residents leave Sebastian for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Harlingen (18%), Raymondville (7%) and Brownsville (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 426 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

26%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 425 Sebastian residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sebastian.

425live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sebastian goes to work

Harlingen12.3 mi away

18%76

Raymondville9.1 mi away

7%28

Brownsville31.4 mi away

6%26

McAllen29.1 mi away

4%19

Laredo133.9 mi away

4%17

San Antonio219.9 mi away

4%16

Corpus Christi104.6 mi away

4%15

Lyford4.8 mi away

3%14

Edinburg22.2 mi away

3%14

Houston279.4 mi away

3%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%188

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

How far

How far Sebastian commutes

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

14%

31%

20%

35%

14%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sebastian is a commuter town

0.04jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Sebastian are

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

Jobs based in Sebastian

19 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities89%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month58%

Over $3,333 a month16%

Jobs Sebastian residents hold

426 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−39%

Jobs based in Sebastian, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 19. 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.