Photo: JherreraCODR · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Del Rio have lower incomes than those in 64% of U.S. towns
At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). Poverty touches 19.0% of residents, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. Del Rio grades C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Del Rio, in a few figures
Del Rio’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Del Rio is San Antonio, 142 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (1,421) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs in Del Rio go to people who live here
Of the 13,354 jobs based in Del Rio, 52% are held by Del Rio residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Del Rio are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fewer than half of Del Rio workers earn over $40,000 a year
41% of Del Rio’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 18% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Del Rio: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Del Rio is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #485 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment holds Del Rio’s grade up (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Del Rio could be anywhere from D to C+.
How far Del Rio goes to work
About 42% 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.
A workday in Del Rio: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,291 residents head out to work, 6,906 work right here, and 6,448 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Del Rio: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Del Rio workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,401 commuters (the 6% 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.
What the 13,354 jobs in Del Rio are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Del Rio, 2013 → 2023: 12,585 → 13,354. 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 Del Rio’s own residents hold wherever they work.
11% of working residents work in San Antonio
Where Del Rio clocks in
11% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
Getting around Del Rio: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Del Rio is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #147 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Del Rio near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,232 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.8% of Del Rio households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Del Rio’s commuters take a bus or train.
Del Rio next to U.S. towns of 24,000 to 47,000: 1,157th of 1,287 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,155 | Ardmore OK | 24,956 | $54K | 17.4% | 4.5% | 54% | C− |
| 1,156 | Longview WA | 38,362 | $62K | 16.0% | 6.0% | 27% | C− |
| 1,157 | Del Rio TX | 34,496 | $66K | 19.0% | 4.9% | 52% | C− |
| 1,158 | Winchester NV | 37,081 | $50K | 23.8% | 9.0% | 6% | C− |
| 1,159 | Auburn NY | 25,947 | $51K | 19.5% | 4.9% | 33% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,287 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Del Rio, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Work in the towns next to Del Rio
The biggest share goes to Cienegas Terrace (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Del Rio workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio | – | C− | B+ | 19 min | $66,158 |
| Laughlin AFB | under 1% | B− | B+ | 8 min | $67,208 |
| Val Verde Park | under 1% | B− | D− | 17 min | $61,734 |
| Cienegas Terrace | 1% | C | D− | 26 min | $59,785 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Del Rio’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 Del Rio: questions
What is the median household income in Del Rio?
$66,158 (±$4,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Del Rio?
19.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Del Rio?
19 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Del Rio work?
52% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Antonio (11%, 142 mi), Eagle Pass (3%, 52 mi), Austin (2%, 198 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Del Rio walkable?
Del Rio is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Del Rio without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Del Rio, from the people who make the trip.
More of Del Rio
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.