Most of Circle D-KC Estates commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Circle D-KC Estates B+; getting around on foot earns it D−. There are 220 jobs in Circle D-KC Estates, against 1,129 working residents. Only 2% work in Circle D-KC Estates; the top destination outside it is Austin (31%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Circle D-KC Estates in brief
Circle D-KC Estates workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Circle D-KC Estates is a place people come home to
There are 220 jobs based in Circle D-KC Estates, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Circle D-KC Estates has about 2,200 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Circle D-KC Estates works in Austin
353 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Austin, 32 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Circle D-KC Estates itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Circle D-KC Estates: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Circle D-KC Estates is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #195 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment holds Circle D-KC Estates’ grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Circle D-KC Estates could be anywhere from C to A.
About 47 minutes to work from Circle D-KC Estates
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Circle D-KC Estates workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,283 commuters (the 16% 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 a workday changes Circle D-KC Estates
On a workday 1,109 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Circle D-KC Estates on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Circle D-KC Estates’ working residents head each day
Where Circle D-KC Estates clocks in
31% of workers
9% of workers
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.
How far Circle D-KC Estates goes to work
About 32% 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.
Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Circle D-KC Estates
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Circle D-KC Estates, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 220. 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 Circle D-KC Estates’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Circle D-KC Estates, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Circle D-KC Estates is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #621 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Circle D-KC Estates near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,534 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). 4.3% of Circle D-KC Estates households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Circle D-KC Estates’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Circle D-KC Estates is 1,239th among 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,237 | Turtle WI | 2,392 | $94K | 5.7% | 5.3% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,238 | Karns TN | 4,115 | $100K | 3.8% | 9.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,239 | Circle D-KC Estates TX | 3,135 | $94K | 9.8% | 1.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,240 | Monticello IA | 4,104 | $70K | 6.0% | 0.8% | 31% | B+ |
| 1,241 | Colonial Heights TN | 3,258 | $80K | 4.7% | 4.5% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Circle D-KC Estates, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Circle D-KC Estates and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Circle D-KC Estates workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle D-KC Estates | – | B+ | D− | 47 min | $93,958 |
| Camp Swift | under 2% | B− | C− | 39 min | $63,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Circle D-KC Estates’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 Circle D-KC Estates: questions
What is the median household income in Circle D-KC Estates?
$93,958 (±$29,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Circle D-KC Estates?
9.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Circle D-KC Estates?
47 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Circle D-KC Estates work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (31%, 32 mi), Bastrop (9%, 6 mi), Houston (4%, 114 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Circle D-KC Estates walkable?
Circle D-KC Estates is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Circle D-KC Estates without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Circle D-KC Estates, from the people who make the trip.
More of Circle D-KC Estates
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.