Unemployment in Combine (10.0%) is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Combine; the top destination outside it is Dallas (34%, 20 miles). For jobs and income Combine is better than 64% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Combine: the gist
Combine workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Combine is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Combine, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Combine has about 1,700 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Combine and Dallas trade workers both ways
Dallas is the top workplace for Combine residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Combine come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Why Combine gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car holds Combine’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Combine could be anywhere from B− to A.
About 39 minutes to work from Combine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Combine workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,115 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who commutes out of Combine, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,143 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 112 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Combine on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Where the trip to work from Combine ends
Where Combine clocks in
3% 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.
68% of the jobs in Combine pay over $3,333 a month
115 jobs are based in Combine.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Combine, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 115. 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 Combine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Combine
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.
For most of Combine, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,278 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 Combine households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Combine’s commuters take a bus or train.
Combine next to U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700: 1,545th of 4,969 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,543 | Escanaba Township MI | 3,552 | $81K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 8% | B |
| 1,544 | Shenango Township PA | 3,431 | $70K | 10.9% | 2.0% | 6% | B |
| 1,545 | Combine TX | 2,769 | $95K | 6.3% | 10.0% | <1% | B |
| 1,546 | Alexandria AL | 3,475 | $85K | 11.0% | 1.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,547 | Riverside Township IL | 1,982 | $81K | 5.9% | 4.1% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Combine, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Combine: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Combine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combine | – | B | D− | 39 min | $94,756 |
| Seagoville | 3% | B | C | 38 min | $66,743 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Seagoville. Darker towns draw more of Combine’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 Combine: questions
What is the median household income in Combine?
$94,756 (±$16,249) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Combine?
6.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Combine?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Combine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (34%, 20 mi), Mesquite (7%, 12 mi), Richardson (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Combine walkable?
Combine is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Combine without a car?
0% 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 Combine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Combine
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.