Most of Arroyo Gardens commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26. 17 jobs are based in Arroyo Gardens, and 182 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Arroyo Gardens; the top destination outside it is Harlingen (26%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Arroyo Gardens on a workday
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Arroyo Gardens on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Arroyo Gardens’ working residents head each day
Where Arroyo Gardens clocks in
26% of workers
10% 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.
94% of the jobs in Arroyo Gardens make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arroyo Gardens, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 17. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arroyo Gardens’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Arroyo Gardens: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arroyo Gardens workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 114 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.
Arroyo Gardens’ commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Next door to Arroyo Gardens
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arroyo Gardens workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Gardens | – | — | — | 24 min | $32,250 |
| La Tina Ranch | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Tina Ranch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arroyo Gardens’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 Arroyo Gardens: questions
What is the median household income in Arroyo Gardens?
$32,250 (±$16,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arroyo Gardens?
16.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arroyo Gardens?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arroyo Gardens work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlingen (26%, 12 mi), Brownsville (10%, 15 mi), San Benito (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Arroyo Gardens 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 Arroyo Gardens, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arroyo Gardens
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.