Chula Vista has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Chula Vista for work; outside it, Brownsville is the main destination (25%, 6 miles). Employers in Chula Vista report 24 jobs, against 96 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Chula Vista
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Chula Vista on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 the trip to work from Chula Vista ends
Where Chula Vista clocks in
25% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Chula Vista: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chula Vista, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 24. 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 Chula Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chula Vista
of Chula Vista workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
How far Chula Vista goes to work
About 17% 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.
Chula Vista and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chula Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista | – | — | — | — | $19,628 |
| Orason | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orason: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chula Vista’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 Chula Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Chula Vista?
$19,628 (±$6,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chula Vista?
87.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chula Vista work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brownsville (25%, 6 mi), South Padre Island (14%, 17 mi), Harlingen (10%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chula Vista
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.