About two in three of La Moca Ranch’s working residents commute to Laredo
There are 2 jobs in La Moca Ranch, against 7 working residents. Hardly any work in La Moca Ranch itself; outside it, Laredo draws the most (71%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves La Moca Ranch for work, and who comes in
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in La Moca Ranch on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
Where La Moca Ranch’s working residents head each day
Where La Moca Ranch clocks in
71% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
What La Moca Ranch’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Moca Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 2. 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 La Moca Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far La Moca Ranch goes to work
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.
Around La Moca Ranch: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Moca Ranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Moca Ranch | – | — | — | — | — |
| Los Huisaches | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Los Huisaches: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Moca Ranch’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 La Moca Ranch: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Moca Ranch?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Moca Ranch work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Moca Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Moca Ranch
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.