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Jobs & commute in Havana

Havana has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Havana; the top destination outside it is McAllen (19%, 16 miles). There are 6 jobs in Havana for 78 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Texas has 14%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Havana

On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

78live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday78
150live here− 78head out to work+ 6come in to work= 78on a workday

About 78 people are in Havana on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Havana goes to work

Sullivan City: 3 residents work here (4%)La Joya: 12 residents work here (15%)Alamo: 2 residents work here (3%)Palmview: 2 residents work here (3%)Rio Grande CityWeslaco: 2 residents work here (3%)Pharr: 5 residents work here (6%)Mission: 7 residents work here (9%)San Antonio: 2 residents work here (3%)Edinburg: 5 residents work here (6%)McAllen: 15 residents work here (19%)HavanaCitrus CitySalida del Sol EstatesDoffingMcAllenLa JoyaMissionPharrEdinburgSullivan CityHavana
1
McAllen16.5 mi away
19%15
2
La Joya2.3 mi away
15%12
3
Mission12 mi away
9%7
4
Pharr20.6 mi away
6%5
5
Edinburg22.6 mi away
6%5
6
Sullivan City3.7 mi away
4%3
7
Alamo24.9 mi away
3%2
8
Palmview8.1 mi away
3%2
9
Weslaco33.1 mi away
3%2
10
San Antonio221.8 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%23
The top trips

Where Havana clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Havana: what the 6 are

Jobs based in HavanaJobs Havana residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities100%15%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%42%
Over $3,333 a month33%35%

Who does it

29 or younger50%35%
30 to 5433%47%
55 and older17%18%
−25%

Jobs based in Havana, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 6. 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 Havana’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Havana

Working from home
0%

of Havana workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Havana gets to work
67%Drive alone
33%Carpool

Share of the 30 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

The distance from Havana to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcAllen: 19% · 16.5 miLa Joya: 15% · 2.3 miMission: 9% · 12 miPharr: 6% · 20.6 miEdinburg: 6% · 22.6 miSullivan City: 4% · 3.7 miAlamo: 3% · 24.9 miPalmview: 3% · 8.1 miWeslaco: 3% · 33.1 miSan Antonio: 3% · 221.8 miMcAllen 19%La Joya 15%Mission 9%Edinburg 6%Havana
HavanaTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi19 residents
46%10–24 mi36 residents
4%25–50 mi3 residents
26%Over 50 mi20 residents

About 26% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Havana: questions

What is the poverty rate in Havana?

66.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Havana work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAllen (19%, 16 mi), La Joya (15%, 2 mi), Mission (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Havana without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Havana, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Havana

Havana home →

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.