Work means Harlingen for about two in five of Juarez’s working residents
The Census job records count 277 working residents of Juarez and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas. Below the poverty line: 84.7% of residents (Texas 13.8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Juarez at work: what stands out
Juarez is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Juarez, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Juarez has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Juarez works in Harlingen
111 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Harlingen, 2.1 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Juarez itself. The commute map ↓
Few Juarez workers work from home
Only 0% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Juarez: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Juarez on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 places Juarez commutes to
Where Juarez clocks in
40% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Juarez
of Juarez workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 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.
Where in the region Juarez works
About 21% 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.
Next door is work for 40% of Juarez
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Harlingen. Darker towns draw more of Juarez’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 Juarez: questions
What is the median household income in Juarez?
$21,474 (±$8,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Juarez?
84.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Juarez work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Juarez 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 Juarez, from the people who make the trip.
More of Juarez
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.