Earning a living in El Mesquite
No jobs are based in El Mesquite in the Census job records; 24 of its residents work elsewhere. Below the poverty line: 100.0% of residents, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in El Mesquite, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in El Mesquite on a workday afternoon, 75% 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.
13% of working residents work in Rio Grande City
Where El Mesquite clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
The distance from El Mesquite 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 13% of El Mesquite
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | El Mesquite workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mesquite | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Grande City | 13% | D | C+ | 19 min | $44,577 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rio Grande City. Darker towns draw more of El Mesquite’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 Mesquite: questions
What is the poverty rate in El Mesquite?
100.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in El Mesquite work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (13%, 3 mi), Edinburg (13%, 38 mi), Laredo (13%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from El Mesquite, from the people who make the trip.
More of El Mesquite
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.