Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Households in Haskell have lower incomes than those in 70% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Haskell C−; getting around on foot earns it C+. 12.6% of residents are in poverty (Texas 13.8%). About one in three work in Haskell; the top destination outside it is Abilene (8%, 49 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Haskell, in a few figures
Commutes from Haskell are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
Haskell’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Haskell is Abilene, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (100) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
51% 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 ↓
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.
How Haskell earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haskell is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #495 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment holds Haskell’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haskell could be anywhere from D− to B.
About 15 minutes to work from Haskell
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haskell workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,325 commuters (the 11% 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.
Haskell’s commute, mile by mile
About 51% 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.
How many people are in Haskell by day
On a workday 822 residents head out to work, 385 work right here, and 609 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 (0.82 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.
Out of Haskell to work: where people go
Where Haskell clocks in
8% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
The kinds of work in Haskell
994 jobs are based in Haskell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haskell, 2013 → 2023: 1,026 → 994. 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 Haskell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Haskell, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Haskell is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #370 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,491 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Haskell households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Haskell’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Haskell ranks: 3,505th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,503 | Green Level NC | 3,409 | $56K | 19.0% | 6.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,504 | Towanda PA | 2,746 | $61K | 12.6% | 4.9% | 15% | C− |
| 3,505 | Haskell TX | 3,095 | $62K | 12.6% | 4.0% | 32% | C− |
| 3,506 | Monticello FL | 2,767 | $46K | 23.3% | 0.2% | 8% | C− |
| 3,507 | Barlow Township OH | 2,521 | $80K | 9.2% | 10.4% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Haskell, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
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 Haskell: questions
What is the median household income in Haskell?
$62,378 (±$12,501) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haskell?
12.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haskell?
15 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haskell work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abilene (8%, 49 mi), Fort Worth (3%, 141 mi), Stamford (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haskell walkable?
Haskell is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haskell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haskell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haskell
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.