For about two in three of its working residents, Botines is a commute to Laredo
There are 83 jobs in Botines, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Texas 14%). Hardly any work in Botines; the top destination outside it is Laredo (71%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Botines
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Botines on a workday afternoon, 51% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Botines’ workforce comes from
Where Botines clocks in
71% of workers
4% 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.
72% of the jobs in Botines pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Botines, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 83. 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 Botines’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Botines
of Botines workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 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.
Botines’ commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Botines and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Botines workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botines | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bonanza Hills | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bonanza Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Botines’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 Botines: questions
What is the poverty rate in Botines?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Botines work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Botines 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 Botines, from the people who make the trip.
More of Botines
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.