Households in Cinco Ranch have higher incomes than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Cinco Ranch A; getting around on foot earns it B. Poverty touches 7.3% of residents, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole. Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cinco Ranch apart
More than half of Cinco Ranch works in Houston
4,492 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Houston, 23 miles away across the town line. That’s 57 times as many as work in Cinco Ranch itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Cinco Ranch than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Cinco Ranch fell from 3,681 in 2013 to 1,527 in 2023, −59%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Cinco Ranch
70% of Cinco Ranch residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Cinco Ranch pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Cinco Ranch works from home
29% of Cinco Ranch workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Cinco Ranch is a place people come home to
There are 1,527 jobs based in Cinco Ranch, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cinco Ranch has about 12,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Cinco Ranch
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cinco Ranch is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #117 of 642 in Texas. Household income holds Cinco Ranch’s grade up ($161,972, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cinco Ranch could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
57% of working residents work in Houston
Where Cinco Ranch clocks in
57% 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.
What the 1,527 jobs in Cinco Ranch are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cinco Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 3,681 → 1,527. 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 Cinco Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Cinco Ranch takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cinco Ranch workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,905 commuters (the 29% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Cinco Ranch
On a workday 7,809 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 1,429 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Cinco Ranch on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Cinco Ranch
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 Cinco Ranch walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cinco Ranch is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #185 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 8,293 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Cinco Ranch households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Cinco Ranch’s commuters take a bus or train.
443rd of 1,915: where Cinco Ranch ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Rendon TX | 14,632 | $118K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 441 | Wekiwa Springs FL | 23,915 | $117K | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 442 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 15% | A |
| 443 | Cinco Ranch TX | 18,611 | $162K | 7.3% | 4.6% | 1% | A |
| 444 | Braselton GA | 18,496 | $121K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| 445 | Glen Allen VA | 17,551 | $93K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Cinco Ranch, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 57% of Cinco Ranch’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cinco Ranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Ranch | – | A | B | 30 min | $161,972 |
| Houston | 57% | C+ | A | 27 min | $64,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Houston. Darker towns draw more of Cinco Ranch’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 Cinco Ranch: questions
What is the median household income in Cinco Ranch?
$161,972 (±$27,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cinco Ranch?
7.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cinco Ranch?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cinco Ranch work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (57%, 22 mi), Katy (7%, 6 mi), Sugar Land (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cinco Ranch walkable?
Cinco Ranch is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cinco Ranch without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cinco Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cinco Ranch
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.