For about half of its working residents, Los Nopalitos is a commute to Laredo
Hardly any stay in Los Nopalitos for work; outside it, Laredo is the main destination (47%, 18 miles). Los Nopalitos has 19 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
The daily flow of workers through Los Nopalitos
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
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.
Where the trip to work from Los Nopalitos ends
Where Los Nopalitos clocks in
47% of workers
5% 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.
Where in the region Los Nopalitos works
About 37% 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.
How Los Nopalitos compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Los Nopalitos workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Nopalitos | – | — | — | — | — |
| Los Fresnos | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Los Fresnos: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Los Nopalitos’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 Los Nopalitos: questions
Where do people who live in Los Nopalitos work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Los Nopalitos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Los Nopalitos
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.