Work, pay and getting to work in El Cenizo
The Census job records count 94 working residents of El Cenizo and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Hardly any stay in El Cenizo for work; outside it, Rio Grande City is the main destination (18%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through El Cenizo
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in El Cenizo on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The places El Cenizo commutes to
Where El Cenizo clocks in
6% 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 El Cenizo
of El Cenizo workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
The commute from El Cenizo, by distance
About 29% 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.
Next door to El Cenizo
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | El Cenizo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cenizo | – | — | — | — | — |
| Los Ebanos | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Rancho Viejo | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Los Ebanos and Rancho Viejo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of El Cenizo’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 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 El Cenizo: questions
What is the poverty rate in El Cenizo?
57.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in El Cenizo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (18%, 6 mi), Roma (12%, 5 mi), Pharr (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around El Cenizo 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 El Cenizo, from the people who make the trip.
More of El Cenizo
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.