Jobs and the daily commute in Fort Cavazos
3,584 jobs are based in Fort Cavazos, and 4,541 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Fort Cavazos; the top destination outside it is Austin (13%, 58 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Fort Cavazos, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
69% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fort Cavazos’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fort Cavazos is Austin, 58 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (609) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Nearly all the work in Fort Cavazos is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 8% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fort Cavazos
About 69% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Fort Cavazos
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Cavazos, 2014 → 2024: 3,683 → 3,584. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fort Cavazos’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Fort Cavazos, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,498 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 3,541 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Fort Cavazos goes to work
Where Fort Cavazos clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
How Fort Cavazos compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Killeen (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Cavazos workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Cavazos | – | — | — | — | — |
| Killeen | 5% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $60,977 |
| Copperas Cove | 3% | C | C+ | 29 min | $71,225 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fort Cavazos’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 Fort Cavazos: questions
Where do people who live in Fort Cavazos work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (13%, 58 mi), San Antonio (5%, 124 mi), Houston (5%, 170 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Cavazos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Cavazos
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.