Col. John Dewberry House · Photo: Harry L. Starnes · Public domainEmerald Bay has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
41% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). Employers in Emerald Bay report 104 jobs, and 389 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Emerald Bay for work; outside it, Tyler is the main destination (39%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Emerald Bay apart
Home offices are common in Emerald Bay
41% of Emerald Bay workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
39% of Emerald Bay works in Tyler
153 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Tyler, 13 miles away. That’s 39 times as many as work in Emerald Bay itself. The commute map ↓
Emerald Bay is a place people come home to
There are 104 jobs based in Emerald Bay, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Emerald Bay has about 690 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Emerald Bay: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emerald Bay workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 41% 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.
Out of Emerald Bay to work: where people go
Where Emerald Bay clocks in
39% 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.
Who leaves Emerald Bay for work, and who comes in
On a workday 385 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Emerald Bay on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emerald Bay, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 104. 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 Emerald Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Emerald Bay works
About 32% 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.
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 Emerald Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Emerald Bay?
$98,068 (±$31,039) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emerald Bay?
2.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emerald Bay?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emerald Bay work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tyler (39%, 13 mi), Longview (5%, 47 mi), Dallas (4%, 89 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emerald Bay 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 Emerald Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emerald Bay
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.