Work, pay and getting to work in La Coma Heights
The Census job records count 24 working residents of La Coma Heights and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. Hardly any stay in La Coma Heights for work; outside it, Edinburg is the main destination (21%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in La Coma Heights, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in La Coma Heights on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Out of La Coma Heights to work: where people go
Where La Coma Heights clocks in
21% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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 La Coma Heights
of La Coma Heights workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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.
La Coma Heights’ commute, mile by mile
About 46% 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.
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 La Coma Heights: questions
What is the median household income in La Coma Heights?
$43,063 (±$9,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Coma Heights?
21.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Coma Heights work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edinburg (21%, 10 mi), McAllen (17%, 18 mi), Corpus Christi (13%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Coma Heights 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 Coma Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Coma Heights
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.