Jobs and the daily commute in Banquete
The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 14% across Texas. Hardly any stay in Banquete for work; outside it, Corpus Christi is the main destination (33%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Banquete at work: what stands out
Banquete is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Banquete, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Banquete has about 400 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Banquete works in Corpus Christi
73 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Corpus Christi, 38 miles away. That’s far more as work in Banquete itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Banquete by day
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Banquete on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Banquete’s residents
Where Banquete clocks in
33% 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.
The commute from Banquete, by distance
About 36% 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.
Banquete’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Banquete workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 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.
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 Banquete: questions
What is the median household income in Banquete?
$94,639 (±$32,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Banquete?
14.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Banquete?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Banquete work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corpus Christi (33%, 38 mi), Robstown (6%, 8 mi), San Antonio (5%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Banquete without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Banquete, from the people who make the trip.
More of Banquete
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.