Jobs and earnings in Caney City, and the trip to work
Only 1% stay in Caney City for work; outside it, Dallas is the main destination (10%, 58 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all; Texas has 14%. The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Caney City
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Caney City on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Caney City’s working residents head each day
Where Caney City clocks in
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.
The kinds of work in Caney City
99 jobs are based in Caney City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caney City, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 99. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Caney City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Caney City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caney City workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 2% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Caney City
About 49% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Caney City and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Log Cabin (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caney City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney City | – | — | — | 28 min | $73,125 |
| Log Cabin | 3% | — | — | 61 min | — |
| Malakoff | 3% | C+ | B | 24 min | $56,719 |
Same-state neighbors only. Log Cabin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caney City’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 2024, 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 Caney City: questions
What is the median household income in Caney City?
$73,125 (±$25,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caney City?
18.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caney City?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caney City work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (10%, 58 mi), Eustace (6%, 7 mi), Palestine (4%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Caney City 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 Caney City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caney City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.