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Jobs & commute in Eugenio Saenz

How Eugenio Saenz works: jobs, income and commuting

The Census job records count 45 working residents of Eugenio Saenz and no jobs based in it. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Hardly any work in Eugenio Saenz; the top destination outside it is McAllen (11%, 26 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Eugenio Saenz, and who commutes in

On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

45live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday75
120live here− 45head out to work+ 0come in to work= 75on a workday

About 75 people are in Eugenio Saenz on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Eugenio Saenz’s working residents head each day

Elsa: 3 residents work here (7%)Donna: 1 residents work here (2%)Rio Grande City: 3 residents work here (7%)Pharr: 3 residents work here (7%)Mission: 4 residents work here (9%)Harlingen: 2 residents work here (4%)Austin: 3 residents work here (7%)Edinburg: 2 residents work here (4%)McAllen: 5 residents work here (11%)Brownsville: 2 residents work here (4%)Eugenio SaenzMcAllenMissionElsaRio Grande CityPharrAustinEugenio Saenz
1
McAllen25.7 mi away
11%5
2
Mission21.8 mi away
9%4
3
Elsa39.8 mi away
7%3
4
Rio Grande City11.8 mi away
7%3
5
Pharr30.4 mi away
7%3
6
Austin277.4 mi away
7%3
7
Harlingen59.1 mi away
4%2
8
Edinburg29.8 mi away
4%2
9
Brownsville75.9 mi away
4%2
10
Donna39.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%17
The top trips

Where Eugenio Saenz clocks in

Lines 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

Working from home in Eugenio Saenz

Working from home
0%

of Eugenio Saenz workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Eugenio Saenz gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 31 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.

How far

Where in the region Eugenio Saenz works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcAllen: 11% · 25.7 miMission: 9% · 21.8 miElsa: 7% · 39.8 miRio Grande City: 7% · 11.8 miPharr: 7% · 30.4 miAustin: 7% · 277.4 miHarlingen: 4% · 59.1 miEdinburg: 4% · 29.8 miBrownsville: 4% · 75.9 miDonna: 2% · 39.5 miMcAllen 11%Mission 9%Elsa 7%Rio Grande City 7%Pharr 7%Eugenio Saenz
Eugenio SaenzTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi7 residents
22%10–24 mi10 residents
31%25–50 mi14 residents
31%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 31% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Eugenio Saenz: questions

What is the median household income in Eugenio Saenz?

$31,534 (±$11,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Eugenio Saenz?

25.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Eugenio Saenz work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAllen (11%, 26 mi), Mission (9%, 22 mi), Elsa (7%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Eugenio Saenz without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Eugenio Saenz, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Eugenio Saenz

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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.