With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Los Barreras works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home (Texas 14%). 14 jobs are based in Los Barreras, and 119 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Los Barreras; the top destination outside it is Roma (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Los Barreras
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in Los Barreras on a workday afternoon, 71% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Los Barreras commutes to
Where Los Barreras clocks in
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 health care, schools and offices in Los Barreras
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Los Barreras, 2014 → 2024: 26 → 14. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Los Barreras’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Los Barreras
of Los Barreras workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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.
Los Barreras’ commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Los Barreras compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Los Barreras workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Barreras | – | — | — | — | $16,351 |
| Anacua | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Campo Verde | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Anacua and Campo Verde: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Los Barreras’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 Los Barreras: questions
What is the median household income in Los Barreras?
$16,351 (±$595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Los Barreras?
25.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Los Barreras work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roma (12%, 5 mi), Rio Grande City (11%, 6 mi), McAllen (8%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Los Barreras without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Los Barreras, from the people who make the trip.
More of Los Barreras
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.