Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Darrouzett
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Texas 14%). Only 6% stay in Darrouzett for work; outside it, Booker is the main destination (24%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Darrouzett, and who commutes in
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.73 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Darrouzett’s residents
Where Darrouzett clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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.
79% of the jobs in Darrouzett pay over $3,333 a month
72 jobs are based in Darrouzett.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darrouzett, 2014 → 2024: 323 → 72. 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 Darrouzett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Darrouzett spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darrouzett workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Darrouzett
About 51% 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.
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 Darrouzett: questions
What is the median household income in Darrouzett?
$67,500 (±$17,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darrouzett?
13.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darrouzett?
18 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darrouzett work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Booker (24%, 12 mi), Perryton (11%, 27 mi), Amarillo (5%, 121 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Darrouzett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Darrouzett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darrouzett
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.