Abilene draws about three in four of Impact’s working residents
Hardly any work in Impact itself; outside it, Abilene draws the most (79%, 3 miles). No jobs are based in Impact in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. Poverty touches 61.5% of residents, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Impact
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4 people are in Impact on a workday afternoon, 78% 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.
Where Impact goes to work
Where Impact clocks in
79% of workers
7% 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.
Impact’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Impact: questions
What is the poverty rate in Impact?
61.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Impact work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Impact, from the people who make the trip.
More of Impact
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.