Work and commuting in Dayton Lakes
Dayton Lakes has 18 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. Hardly any work in Dayton Lakes itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (28%, 42 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Dayton Lakes by day
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Dayton Lakes on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Dayton Lakes work
Where Dayton Lakes clocks in
28% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Dayton Lakes
of Dayton Lakes workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
Where in the region Dayton Lakes works
About 22% 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 Dayton Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Dayton Lakes?
$16,750 (±$6,071) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dayton Lakes?
70.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dayton Lakes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (28%, 42 mi), Cleveland (11%, 21 mi), Old River-Winfree (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dayton Lakes 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 Dayton Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dayton Lakes
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.