Corsicana draws about two in five of Emhouse’s working residents
For 28% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. Hardly any work in Emhouse; the top destination outside it is Corsicana (42%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Emhouse
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Emhouse on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Emhouse goes to work
Where Emhouse clocks in
4% 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.
Time on the road from Emhouse: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emhouse workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 28% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Emhouse
About 28% 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 Emhouse: questions
What is the median household income in Emhouse?
$34,375 (±$29,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emhouse?
21.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emhouse?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emhouse work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Emhouse 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 Emhouse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emhouse
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.