Photo: Daniel Ziegler · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Jonestown have higher incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.3% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. Jonestown grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 40% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jonestown: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Jonestown works from home
41% of Jonestown workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
40% of Jonestown works in Austin
490 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Austin, 16 miles away. That’s 20 times as many as work in Jonestown itself. The commute map ↓
Jonestown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Jonestown empties out on a workday
About 1,800 people are in Jonestown on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 2,700 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 370 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Jonestown’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jonestown is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #44 of 642 in Texas. Household income is its strongest input ($128,224, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jonestown could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 36 minutes to work from Jonestown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jonestown workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 724 commuters (the 40% 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.
Where people from Jonestown work
Where Jonestown clocks in
40% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
How many people are in Jonestown by day
On a workday 1,206 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Jonestown on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
70% of the jobs in Jonestown pay over $3,333 a month
389 jobs are based in Jonestown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jonestown, 2013 → 2023: 382 → 389. 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 Jonestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Jonestown commutes
About 20% 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.
Jonestown is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jonestown is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #525 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below 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 1,216 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 5.5% of Jonestown households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jonestown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Jonestown is 178th among 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 176 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 177 | Township 2 NE | 3,213 | $116K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 178 | Jonestown TX | 2,687 | $128K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 179 | North Barrington IL | 3,125 | $226K | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 180 | Port Washington North NY | 3,154 | $136K | 2.8% | 4.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Jonestown, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
The towns around Jonestown
The biggest share goes to Lago Vista (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jonestown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonestown | – | A+ | C− | 36 min | $128,224 |
| Lago Vista | 4% | B | B | 35 min | $113,457 |
| Leander | 4% | A | B− | 29 min | $139,048 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jonestown’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 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 Jonestown: questions
What is the median household income in Jonestown?
$128,224 (±$44,594) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jonestown?
4.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jonestown?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jonestown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (40%, 16 mi), Round Rock (6%, 16 mi), Cedar Park (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jonestown walkable?
Jonestown is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jonestown without a car?
0% 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 Jonestown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jonestown
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. 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.