Where Horseshoe Bend earns its living
Hardly any work in Horseshoe Bend; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (23%, 34 miles). The average commute takes 42 minutes each way; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26. No jobs are based in Horseshoe Bend in the Census job records; 408 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Horseshoe Bend at work: what stands out
Horseshoe Bend is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Horseshoe Bend, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Horseshoe Bend has about 200 people in it, 67% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Horseshoe Bend’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Horseshoe Bend is Fort Worth, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (94) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Horseshoe Bend workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Horseshoe Bend
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Horseshoe Bend on a workday afternoon, 67% 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.
The commute from Horseshoe Bend, by distance
About 29% 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.
From Horseshoe Bend, about 42 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horseshoe Bend workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 14% 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.
Out of Horseshoe Bend to work: where people go
Where Horseshoe Bend clocks in
23% of workers
16% 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.
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 Horseshoe Bend: questions
What is the poverty rate in Horseshoe Bend?
18.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horseshoe Bend?
42 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horseshoe Bend work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (23%, 34 mi), Weatherford (16%, 14 mi), Dallas (6%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horseshoe Bend
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.