How Alamo Beach works: jobs, income and commuting
Alamo Beach has 108 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Hardly any work in Alamo Beach; the top destination outside it is Port Lavaca (19%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Alamo Beach by day
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Alamo Beach on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Alamo Beach’s residents
Where Alamo Beach clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Alamo Beach
of Alamo Beach workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Alamo Beach commutes
About 42% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Alamo Beach compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alamo Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Beach | – | — | — | — | $92,917 |
| Magnolia Beach | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Magnolia Beach: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alamo Beach’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 2024, 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 Alamo Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Alamo Beach?
$92,917 (±$57,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alamo Beach?
4.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alamo Beach work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Lavaca (19%, 5 mi), Point Comfort (11%, 7 mi), Victoria (7%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Alamo Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alamo Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alamo Beach
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.