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Jobs & commute in Lasana

Work, pay and getting to work in Lasana

Hardly any work in Lasana itself; outside it, Harlingen draws the most (31%, 5 miles). 48% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). Lasana has 32 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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Texas 13.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
Texas 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 32 working residents
Work from home
48%
Texas 14% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Lasana: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

32live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night54
Workday22
54live here− 32head out to work+ 0come in to work= 22on a workday

About 22 people are in Lasana on a workday afternoon, 59% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Lasana’s residents

Rio Hondo: 2 residents work here (6%)Combes: 1 residents work here (3%)Mercedes: 1 residents work here (3%)Deer Park: 1 residents work here (3%)Weslaco: 2 residents work here (6%)San Benito: 3 residents work here (9%)Harlingen: 10 residents work here (31%)Austin: 1 residents work here (3%)Edinburg: 3 residents work here (9%)Brownsville: 5 residents work here (16%)LasanaHarlingenBrownsvilleSan BenitoEdinburgRio HondoWeslacoLasana
1
Harlingen4.7 mi away
31%10
2
Brownsville22.9 mi away
16%5
3
San Benito9.5 mi away
9%3
4
Edinburg28.8 mi away
9%3
5
Rio Hondo7.1 mi away
6%2
6
Weslaco19.5 mi away
6%2
7
Combes2.3 mi away
3%1
8
Mercedes15.4 mi away
3%1
9
Deer Park284.5 mi away
3%1
10
Austin279.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%3
The top trips

Where Lasana clocks in

31% of workers
4.7 mi awayHarlingen10 Lasana residents work here · Jobs & commute →
16% of workers
22.9 mi awayBrownsville5 Lasana residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%San Benito
9% of workers
9.5 mi awaySan Benito3 Lasana residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lasana

Working from home
48%

of Lasana workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Lasana gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 28 commuters (the 48% 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 far

Miles to work from Lasana

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHarlingen: 31% · 4.7 miBrownsville: 16% · 22.9 miSan Benito: 9% · 9.5 miEdinburg: 9% · 28.8 miRio Hondo: 6% · 7.1 miWeslaco: 6% · 19.5 miCombes: 3% · 2.3 miMercedes: 3% · 15.4 miDeer Park: 3% · 284.5 miAustin: 3% · 279.1 miHarlingen 31%Brownsville 16%San Benito 9%Edinburg 9%Rio Hondo 6%Lasana
LasanaTop destinations (size = commuters)
53%Under 10 mi17 residents
16%10–24 mi5 residents
22%25–50 mi7 residents
9%Over 50 mi3 residents

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.

Next door

The towns next door employ 34% of Lasana

Combes: 3% of workers work hereHarlingen: 31% of workers work hereCombesHarlingenLasana
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Combes3% of Lasana works hereHarlingen31% of Lasana works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownLasana workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lasana–————
Combes3%C+B−17 min$45,504
Harlingen31%CB18 min$53,645

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Harlingen. Darker towns draw more of Lasana’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lasana: questions

What is the poverty rate in Lasana?

0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Lasana work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlingen (31%, 5 mi), Brownsville (16%, 23 mi), San Benito (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Lasana 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 Lasana, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Lasana

Lasana home →
HandbookGetting around LasanaRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in TXShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.