Jobs, income and commuting in Cuevitas, TX
Cuevitas has 15 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Cuevitas itself; outside it, McAllen draws the most (27%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Cuevitas for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
0.00 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 Cuevitas ends
Where Cuevitas clocks in
27% 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 Cuevitas’ workers travel
About 20% 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.
Around Cuevitas: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cuevitas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuevitas | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sullivan City | under 7% | D | D− | 20 min | $44,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cuevitas’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 Cuevitas: questions
Where do people who live in Cuevitas work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAllen (27%, 21 mi), La Joya (13%, 6 mi), Palmview (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cuevitas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cuevitas
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.