Photo: US government · Public domainFor about half of its working residents, Amistad is a commute to Burleson
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Texas 14%). Hardly any work in Amistad; the top destination outside it is Burleson (50%, 307 miles). There are 4 jobs in Amistad, against 2 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Amistad’s workforce comes from
Where Amistad clocks in
50% of workers
50% 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.
100% of the jobs in Amistad pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Amistad, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 4. 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 Amistad’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Amistad
of Amistad workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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 Amistad
About 50% 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.
Amistad and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Amistad workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amistad | – | — | — | — | $65,000 |
| Box Canyon | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Box Canyon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Amistad’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 Amistad: questions
What is the median household income in Amistad?
$65,000 (±$44,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Amistad?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Amistad work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Amistad 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 Amistad, from the people who make the trip.
More of Amistad
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.