Boling has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 6% stay in Boling for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (19%, 50 miles). Boling has 203 jobs; 444 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Boling
Boling’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Boling is Houston, 50 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (84) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
Few Boling workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 444 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Boling
About 30% 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.
Time on the road from Boling: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boling workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 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.
How a workday changes Boling
On a workday 419 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Boling on a workday afternoon, 64% 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.
Where the trip to work from Boling ends
Where Boling clocks in
19% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 82% of the jobs in Boling
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boling, 2013 → 2023: 183 → 203. 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 Boling’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Boling
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boling workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling | – | — | — | 24 min | $84,545 |
| Iago | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iago: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boling’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 Boling: questions
What is the median household income in Boling?
$84,545 (±$45,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boling?
11.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boling?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boling work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (19%, 50 mi), Wharton (8%, 10 mi), Rosenberg (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boling 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 Boling, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boling
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.