Work and commuting in La Chuparosa
No jobs are based in La Chuparosa in the Census job records; 21 of its residents work elsewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Texas 14%). Hardly any work in La Chuparosa; the top destination outside it is Palmview (14%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of La Chuparosa, and who commutes in
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in La Chuparosa on a workday afternoon, 14% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where La Chuparosa’s working residents head each day
Where La Chuparosa clocks in
Lines 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 La Chuparosa
of La Chuparosa workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
The commute from La Chuparosa, by distance
About 62% 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 2024.
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 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 La Chuparosa: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Chuparosa?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Chuparosa work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palmview (14%, 36 mi), Rio Grande City (10%, 7 mi), Cartersville (5%, 997 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around La Chuparosa 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 La Chuparosa, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Chuparosa
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.