Unemployment in Bulverde (1.4%) is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Bulverde is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Bulverde is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 4% work in Bulverde itself; outside it, San Antonio draws the most (42%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bulverde apart on work
Bulverde trades workers with the towns around it
Bulverde has about as many jobs (2,674) as working residents (3,136), but they are mostly different people: 3,011 residents leave for work each day while 2,549 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Bulverde are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Bulverde has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bulverde went from 1,455 in 2013 to 2,674 in 2023, +84%. The jobs ↓
42% of Bulverde works in San Antonio
1,324 working residents, 42%, have their main job in San Antonio, 22 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Bulverde itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bulverde
67% of Bulverde residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Bulverde pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Bulverde workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Bulverde
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bulverde could be anywhere from A to A+.
How many people are in Bulverde by day
On a workday 3,011 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 2,549 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 2,674 jobs based in Bulverde
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bulverde, 2013 → 2023: 1,455 → 2,674. 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 Bulverde’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Bulverde commutes to
Where Bulverde clocks in
42% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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 daily trip from Bulverde: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bulverde workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,441 commuters (the 15% 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 many miles Bulverde commutes
About 22% 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.
Few in Bulverde walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,882 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Bulverde households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bulverde’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bulverde ranks: 121st of 3,154 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Greenwood MO | 6,315 | $107K | 3.2% | 0.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 120 | Wesley Hills NY | 6,477 | $209K | 5.5% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 121 | Bulverde TX | 7,337 | $112K | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 122 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 123 | Mountainside NJ | 7,346 | $212K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,154 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bulverde, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Bulverde: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bulverde workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulverde | – | A+ | C− | 33 min | $112,188 |
| Spring Branch | under 1% | — | — | 79 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Branch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bulverde’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 Bulverde: questions
What is the median household income in Bulverde?
$112,188 (±$16,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bulverde?
2.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bulverde?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bulverde work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Antonio (42%, 22 mi), Austin (7%, 54 mi), New Braunfels (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bulverde walkable?
Bulverde is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bulverde without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bulverde, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bulverde
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.