Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Allison
Commuters spend 44 minutes getting to work on average; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Texas 14%). Hardly any stay in Allison for work; outside it, Wheeler is the main destination (35%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Allison on a workday afternoon
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Allison on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Allison to work: where people go
Where Allison clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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.
A commute of about 44 minutes in Allison
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allison workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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.
Miles to work from Allison
About 47% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Allison: questions
What is the median household income in Allison?
$152,917 (±$71,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allison?
26.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allison?
44 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allison work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeler (35%, 15 mi), Amarillo (15%, 101 mi), Fort Worth (9%, 251 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allison without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allison
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.