Work & commute · Weslaco

Work & commute in Weslaco, TX

About one in 4 of Weslaco’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are McAllen (12%), Edinburg (7%) and Harlingen (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

3,986 of 15,161 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 11,175 Weslaco residents head out of town to work, 3,986 work right here, and 17,131 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Weslaco.

11,175live here, work elsewhere

3,986live and work here

17,131work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Weslaco goes to work

Weslaco (in town)right here

26%3,986

McAllen16.6 mi away

12%1,821

Edinburg15 mi away

7%1,081

Harlingen18.1 mi away

6%915

Pharr12.8 mi away

5%738

Donna2.9 mi away

4%610

Mercedes4.7 mi away

4%532

Brownsville33.6 mi away

3%389

Mission21.1 mi away

3%385

Houston296.4 mi away

2%357

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%4,347

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

How far

How far Weslaco commutes

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

39%

38%

20%

39%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Weslaco is balanced between jobs and homes

1.39jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Weslaco are

21,117 jobs are based in Weslaco. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Weslaco’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Weslaco

21,117 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Weslaco residents hold

15,161 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+21%

Jobs based in Weslaco, 2013 → 2023: 17,392 → 21,117. 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.