Most of Camargito commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Camargito; the top destination outside it is Rio Grande City (22%, 6 miles). 14 jobs are based in Camargito, against 96 working residents. 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
Camargito on a workday afternoon
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Camargito on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Camargito’s working residents head each day
Where Camargito clocks in
15% of workers
5% 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.
In Camargito, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Camargito, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 14. 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 Camargito’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Camargito
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Camargito workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 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.
The distance from Camargito to work
About 31% 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.
Around Camargito: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Camargito workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camargito | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Chaparrito | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chaparrito: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Camargito’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 Camargito: questions
What is the poverty rate in Camargito?
15.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Camargito?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Camargito work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (22%, 6 mi), McAllen (15%, 32 mi), Pharr (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Camargito 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 Camargito, from the people who make the trip.
More of Camargito
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.