Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Las Lomitas
The poverty rate is 24.6%, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas. Las Lomitas has 89 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Las Lomitas
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Las Lomitas on a workday afternoon, 75% 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.
21% of working residents work in Hebbronville
Where Las Lomitas clocks in
21% of workers
10% of workers
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 Las Lomitas
of Las Lomitas workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 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.
How many miles Las Lomitas commutes
About 53% 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.
Las Lomitas and its neighbors: 21% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Las Lomitas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hebbronville | 21% | D− | D | 21 min | $42,455 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hebbronville. Darker towns draw more of Las Lomitas’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 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 Las Lomitas: questions
What is the poverty rate in Las Lomitas?
24.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Las Lomitas work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hebbronville (21%, 2 mi), Laredo (10%, 53 mi), Corpus Christi (7%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Las Lomitas 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 Las Lomitas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Las Lomitas
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.