Earning a living in Goodlow
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Hardly any work in Goodlow; the top destination outside it is Corsicana (20%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Goodlow for work, and who comes in
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Goodlow on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 the trip to work from Goodlow ends
Where Goodlow clocks in
15% 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.
Goodlow’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodlow workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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 it is to work from Goodlow
About 49% 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.
15% of Goodlow works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Kerens. Darker towns draw more of Goodlow’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 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 Goodlow: questions
What is the median household income in Goodlow?
$43,942 (±$37,316) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodlow?
25.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodlow?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodlow work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corsicana (20%, 15 mi), Kerens (15%, 2 mi), Dallas (10%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Goodlow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodlow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodlow
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.