Gustine has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 23 jobs in Gustine; 217 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Gustine; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (9%, 89 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Gustine
Gustine’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Gustine is Fort Worth, 89 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (20) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
53% 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 ↓
Gustine is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in Gustine, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gustine has about 230 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Gustine works
About 53% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Gustine
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Gustine on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
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 Gustine ends
Where Gustine clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Gustine: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gustine, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 23. 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 Gustine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Gustine’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gustine workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 3% 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.
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 Gustine: questions
What is the median household income in Gustine?
$52,292 (±$12,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gustine?
10.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gustine?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gustine work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (9%, 89 mi), Stephenville (7%, 28 mi), Comanche (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gustine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gustine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gustine
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.