With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lockett works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Employers in Lockett report 12 jobs for 78 working residents. Hardly any work in Lockett; the top destination outside it is Vernon (35%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lockett quiets down on a workday
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Lockett on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
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 Lockett commutes to
Where Lockett clocks in
35% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
83% of the jobs in Lockett pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockett, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 12. 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 Lockett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lockett
of Lockett workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 19% 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.
Where in the region Lockett works
About 41% 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 Lockett: questions
What is the median household income in Lockett?
$54,792 (±$53,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockett?
18.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lockett work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vernon (35%, 6 mi), Wichita Falls (5%, 50 mi), Electra (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lockett 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 Lockett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockett
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.