With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Coffee City works elsewhere
The average commute takes 26 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 37 jobs are based in Coffee City; 119 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Coffee City; the top destination outside it is Tyler (22%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Coffee City
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Coffee City on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Coffee City commutes to
Where Coffee City clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Coffee City: what the 37 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coffee City, 2014 → 2024: 22 → 37. 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 Coffee City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Coffee City’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coffee City workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Coffee City commutes less than 25 miles
About 39% 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.
Coffee City and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coffee City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee City | – | — | — | 26 min | $55,625 |
| Shadybrook | under 2% | B− | D | 32 min | $69,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coffee 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 Coffee City: questions
What is the median household income in Coffee City?
$55,625 (±$7,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coffee City?
7.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coffee City?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coffee City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tyler (22%, 16 mi), Frankston (4%, 5 mi), Palestine (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Coffee 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 Coffee City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coffee 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.