Work & commute · Webster

Work & commute in Webster, TX

Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (44%), League City (6%) and Pasadena (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

378 of 5,742 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 5,364 Webster residents head out of town to work, 378 work right here, and 18,327 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Webster.

5,364live here, work elsewhere

378live and work here

18,327work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Webster goes to work

Houston24 mi away

44%2,502

Webster (in town)right here

7%378

League City3 mi away

6%356

Pasadena8.7 mi away

4%246

Deer Park11 mi away

2%119

Pearland12.5 mi away

2%106

Friendswood5.3 mi away

2%103

Nassau Bay2 mi away

2%100

Texas City15.5 mi away

2%90

La Porte10.2 mi away

1%84

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%1,658

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

How far

How far Webster commutes

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

35%

33%

22%

10%

35%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Webster is a job hub

3.26jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Webster are

18,705 jobs are based in Webster. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Webster

18,705 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Webster residents hold

5,742 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+9%

Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 17,235 → 18,705. 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.