CarlsbadTX
A town settled in 1908, now home to 831 people.
Is Carlsbad a good place to live?
Carlsbad’s typical journey to work is 12 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of residents below the poverty line than Carlsbad. Carlsbad has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
831 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carlsbad.
About half of Carlsbad’s working residents commute to San Angelo
Carlsbad had 10 jobs in 2023, down 874 from 2013. The median commute is under 17 miles. The top destinations are San Angelo (49%), Grape Creek (4%) and San Antonio (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Carlsbad stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who binge drink
In Carlsbad, 9.1% of adults have diabetes. CDC measures, 31 in all: Carlsbad beats Texas on 7 and trails on 4.
| Carlsbad | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Carlsbad | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.1% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| More adults with depression | 26.3% | 21.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Carlsbad: inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Carlsbad than in 58% of U.S. communities. 40% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 29%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Carlsbad after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Carlsbad
Moving to Carlsbad: who provides what
Carlsbad is unincorporated, so Tom Green County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Carlsbad for work
Where Carlsbad’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carlsbad; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Carlsbad residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Carlsbad
Unincorporated community and census-designated place in Texas, United States
Carlsbad is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northwestern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 87, northwest of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County. Its elevation is 2,024 feet (617 m). Although Carlsbad is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76934. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Carlsbad had a population of 622. Located along the North Concho River, Carlsbad was founded in 1907 under the name of Hughes. When the Post Office required the community to be renamed, residents chose the name of the spa town of Karlsbad in Bohemia, after local wells were discovered...
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,024 ft
- ZIP code
- 76934
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