Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Aspermont
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). About one in three stay in Aspermont for work; outside it, Abilene is the main destination (8%, 55 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Aspermont apart
A big share show a job far from home
56% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Aspermont’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Aspermont is Abilene, 55 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Aspermont are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 306 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Aspermont works
About 56% 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.
How long Aspermont spends getting to work: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aspermont workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 433 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.
Who works in Aspermont, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 223 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Aspermont ends
Where Aspermont clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Aspermont’s 320 jobs
320 jobs are based in Aspermont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aspermont, 2013 → 2023: 356 → 320. 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 Aspermont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Aspermont: questions
What is the median household income in Aspermont?
$56,429 (±$25,833) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aspermont?
7.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aspermont?
16 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aspermont work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abilene (8%, 55 mi), Fort Worth (5%, 169 mi), Dallas (3%, 202 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aspermont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aspermont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aspermont
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.