With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Del Sol works elsewhere
There are 9 jobs in Del Sol; 131 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Del Sol itself; outside it, Corpus Christi draws the most (24%, 28 miles). Home is the office for 58% of workers, against 14% across Texas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Del Sol quiets down on a workday
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Del Sol on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Del Sol: the destinations
Where Del Sol clocks in
24% 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.
Jobs in Del Sol: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Del Sol, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 9. 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 Sol’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Del Sol
of Del Sol workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 58% 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.
The commute from Del Sol, by distance
About 25% 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.
How Del Sol compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Del Sol workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Sol | – | — | — | — | $53,182 |
| Morgan Farm | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morgan Farm: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Del Sol’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 Sol: questions
What is the median household income in Del Sol?
$53,182 (±$53,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Del Sol?
25.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Del Sol work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corpus Christi (24%, 28 mi), Sinton (16%, 2 mi), San Antonio (5%, 117 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Del Sol 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 Del Sol, from the people who make the trip.
More of Del Sol
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.