With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ben Arnold works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Ben Arnold; the top destination outside it is Temple (20%, 27 miles). Ben Arnold has 7 jobs; 51 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ben Arnold by day and by night
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Ben Arnold on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Ben Arnold commutes to
Where Ben Arnold clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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 Ben Arnold pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Ben Arnold’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ben Arnold
of Ben Arnold workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 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 Ben Arnold
About 45% 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.
Ben Arnold and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ben Arnold workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Arnold | – | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burlington: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ben Arnold’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 Ben Arnold: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ben Arnold?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ben Arnold work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Temple (20%, 27 mi), Bryan (10%, 40 mi), Austin (8%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ben Arnold 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 Ben Arnold, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ben Arnold
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.