With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hull works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Hull; the top destination outside it is Houston (18%, 51 miles). 28 jobs are based in Hull, against 206 working residents. 0% 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
Work in Hull: the figures worth knowing
Hull’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hull is Houston, 51 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (37) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hull is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Hull, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hull has about 97 people in it, 65% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
46% 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; with 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hull’s commute, mile by mile
About 46% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Hull
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 97 people are in Hull on a workday afternoon, 65% 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.
Commuting out of Hull: the destinations
Where Hull clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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.
Hull is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hull, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 28. 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 Hull’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hull
of Hull workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 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.
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 Hull: questions
What is the median household income in Hull?
$38,672 (±$26,140) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hull?
10.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hull work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (18%, 51 mi), Liberty (8%, 12 mi), Beaumont (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hull 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 Hull, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hull
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.