With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Log Cabin works elsewhere
Employers in Log Cabin report 12 jobs, and 243 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Log Cabin; the top destination outside it is Athens (12%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Log Cabin in brief
Log Cabin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 61 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 468 hours of commuting, 261 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Log Cabin is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Log Cabin, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Log Cabin has about 650 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 243 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 61 minutes in Log Cabin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Log Cabin workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 281 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who commutes out of Log Cabin, and who commutes in
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Log Cabin on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Log Cabin
About 40% 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.
The places Log Cabin commutes to
Where Log Cabin clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Log Cabin, 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 Log Cabin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Log Cabin: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Log Cabin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Cabin | – | — | — | 61 min | $53,438 |
| Caney City | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caney City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Log Cabin’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 Log Cabin: questions
What is the median household income in Log Cabin?
$53,438 (±$48,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Log Cabin?
9.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Log Cabin?
61 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Log Cabin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (12%, 11 mi), Tyler (8%, 42 mi), Dallas (7%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Log Cabin 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 Log Cabin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Log Cabin
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.