Jobs and the daily commute in La Esperanza
Home is the office for 0% of workers; Texas has 14%. Hardly any work in La Esperanza; the top destination outside it is Rio Grande City (29%, 6 miles). La Esperanza has 70 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Esperanza on a workday afternoon
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in La Esperanza on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 La Esperanza commutes to
Where La Esperanza clocks in
7% 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 Esperanza
of La Esperanza workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 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.
Short hops and long hauls from La Esperanza
About 29% 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 Esperanza: questions
What is the median household income in La Esperanza?
$22,121 (±$11,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Esperanza?
98.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Esperanza work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (29%, 6 mi), Roma (9%, 7 mi), McAllen (7%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Esperanza 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 Esperanza, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Esperanza
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.