Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainJacinto City’s household incomes are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
27.1% of residents are in poverty, against 13.8% across Texas. Jobs and income earn Jacinto City C−; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 0.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 10.1 in Houston.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Jacinto City
More than half of Jacinto City works in Houston
2,031 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Houston, 9 miles away. That’s 27 times as many as work in Jacinto City itself. The commute map ↓
Few Jacinto City workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Jacinto City: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jacinto City is better than 23% of U.S. towns, #497 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Jacinto City’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jacinto City could be anywhere from C− to B−.
53% of working residents work in Houston
Where Jacinto City clocks in
53% of workers
2% 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.
Commuting from Jacinto City: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jacinto City workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,576 commuters (the 4% 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 a workday changes Jacinto City
On a workday 3,709 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 2,796 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,500 people are in Jacinto City on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Jacinto City pay over $3,333 a month
2,889 jobs are based in Jacinto City.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jacinto City, 2014 → 2024: 2,199 → 2,889. 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 Jacinto City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Jacinto City goes to work
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Jacinto City
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jacinto City is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #30 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 3,736 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.2% of Jacinto City households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jacinto City’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,336th of 2,806: where Jacinto City ranks among U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Oak Point TX | 6,909 | $126K | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,334 | St. Martin MS | 8,139 | $55K | 17.2% | 6.7% | 3% | C− |
| 2,335 | Kenai AK | 7,924 | $87K | 13.2% | 7.4% | — | C− |
| 2,336 | Jacinto City TX | 9,388 | $47K | 27.1% | 8.5% | 2% | C− |
| 2,337 | Union Gap WA | 6,617 | $60K | 13.8% | 13.4% | 8% | C− |
| 2,338 | Benton Township IL | 8,535 | $56K | 17.1% | 4.9% | 19% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Jacinto City, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Jacinto City and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Galena Park (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jacinto City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacinto City | – | C− | A− | 28 min | $47,318 |
| Galena Park | 1% | C− | B+ | 28 min | $51,220 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jacinto City’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Jacinto City: questions
What is the median household income in Jacinto City?
$47,318 (±$6,531) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jacinto City?
27.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jacinto City?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jacinto City work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (53%, 9 mi), Pasadena (5%, 9 mi), Deer Park (2%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jacinto City walkable?
Jacinto City is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jacinto City without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jacinto City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jacinto City
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. 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.