Jobs and earnings in Gary City, and the trip to work
Only 2% work in Gary City; the top destination outside it is Carthage (24%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. There are 128 jobs in Gary City, against 127 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gary City
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
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 Gary City’s working residents head each day
Where Gary City clocks in
24% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
68% of the jobs in Gary City pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gary City, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 128. 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 Gary City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Gary City spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gary City workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 20% 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 it is to work from Gary City
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 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 Gary City: questions
What is the median household income in Gary City?
$66,250 (±$26,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gary City?
20.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gary City?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gary City work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carthage (24%, 9 mi), Longview (6%, 41 mi), Center (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gary City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gary City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gary City
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.