Household incomes in Agua Dulce trail those of 91% of U.S. towns
Hardly any stay in Agua Dulce for work; outside it, El Paso is the main destination (62%, 22 miles). Below the poverty line: 20.4% of residents, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. The two grades for Agua Dulce are C− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Agua Dulce at work: what stands out
More than half of Agua Dulce works in El Paso
726 working residents, 62%, have their main job in El Paso, 22 miles away. That’s 62 times as many as work in Agua Dulce itself. The commute map ↓
Agua Dulce is a place people come home to
There are 142 jobs based in Agua Dulce, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Agua Dulce has about 1,700 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer than half of Agua Dulce workers earn over $40,000 a year
36% of Agua Dulce’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 19% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
30% of Agua Dulce’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Agua Dulce: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Agua Dulce is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #488 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Agua Dulce’s grade up (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($47,200, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Agua Dulce could be anywhere from D to B.
Where Agua Dulce’s working residents head each day
Where Agua Dulce clocks in
62% of workers
7% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Agua Dulce by day and by night
On a workday 1,156 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Agua Dulce on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Agua Dulce: 142 jobs
142 jobs are based in Agua Dulce.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Agua Dulce, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 142. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Agua Dulce’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Agua Dulce: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Agua Dulce workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,001 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Agua Dulce goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Agua Dulce, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Agua Dulce is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #385 of 642 in Texas. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.0% across Texas, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,230 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Agua Dulce households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Agua Dulce’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Agua Dulce ranks: 3,580th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,578 | Benton Township MI | 3,158 | $68K | 10.3% | 5.3% | 1% | C− |
| 3,579 | Kings Bay Base GA | 2,210 | $78K | 21.2% | 28.7% | 0% | C− |
| 3,580 | Agua Dulce TX | 2,697 | $47K | 20.4% | 5.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,581 | Ringgold GA | 3,391 | $43K | 14.9% | 4.8% | 8% | C− |
| 3,582 | Lake Odessa MI | 2,089 | $63K | 13.5% | 9.5% | 11% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Agua Dulce, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
The towns around Agua Dulce
The biggest share goes to Horizon City (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Agua Dulce workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | – | C− | C+ | 30 min | $47,200 |
| Horizon City | 7% | C | C | 29 min | $65,737 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Agua Dulce’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Agua Dulce: questions
What is the median household income in Agua Dulce?
$47,200 (±$2,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Agua Dulce?
20.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Agua Dulce?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Agua Dulce work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Paso (62%, 22 mi), Horizon City (7%, 4 mi), Socorro (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Agua Dulce walkable?
Agua Dulce is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Agua Dulce without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Agua Dulce, from the people who make the trip.
More of Agua Dulce
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.