B and E at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. Hardly any work in B and E itself; outside it, Rio Grande City draws the most (22%, 4 miles). No jobs are based in B and E in the Census job records; 182 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of B and E
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in B and E 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from B and E ends
Where B and E clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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 B and E
of B and E workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 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.
Half of B and E commutes less than 36 miles
About 38% 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.
Next door to B and E
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | B and E workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and E | – | — | — | — | — |
| La Puerta | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Puerta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of B and E’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 B and E: questions
What is the poverty rate in B and E?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in B and E work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (22%, 4 mi), McAllen (5%, 33 mi), Edinburg (4%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around B and E 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 B and E, from the people who make the trip.
More of B and E
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.