Earning a living in Benjamin Perez
Hardly any work in Benjamin Perez itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (29%, 317 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Texas 14%). The Census job records count 7 working residents of Benjamin Perez and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Benjamin Perez, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
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 places Benjamin Perez commutes to
Where Benjamin Perez clocks in
29% of workers
14% 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 Benjamin Perez
of Benjamin Perez workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 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 Benjamin Perez commutes less than 133 miles
About 71% 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.
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 Benjamin Perez: questions
What is the poverty rate in Benjamin Perez?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Benjamin Perez work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (29%, 317 mi), Rio Grande City (14%, 5 mi), Corpus Christi (14%, 141 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benjamin Perez 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 Benjamin Perez, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benjamin Perez
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.