Photo: R. Rothenberger · CC BY 3.0Households in Lumberton earn more than those in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Lumberton itself; outside it, Beaumont draws the most (30%, 12 miles). 3.7% of residents are in poverty (Texas 13.8%). For jobs and income Lumberton is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lumberton at work: what stands out
Lumberton and Beaumont trade workers both ways
Beaumont is the top workplace for Lumberton residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Lumberton come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lumberton
63% of Lumberton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Lumberton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Lumberton
The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lumberton could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where the trip to work from Lumberton ends
Where Lumberton clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Lumberton: what the 3,487 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lumberton, 2013 → 2023: 3,203 → 3,487. 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 Lumberton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Lumberton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,239 residents head out to work, 689 work right here, and 2,798 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Lumberton on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Lumberton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lumberton workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,282 commuters (the 7% 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 Lumberton goes to work
About 29% 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.
Driving is how Lumberton gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,757 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Lumberton households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lumberton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lumberton ranks: 452nd of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 450 | Clayton MO | 17,807 | $123K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 13% | A |
| 451 | Sanger TX | 10,238 | $91K | 7.4% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 452 | Lumberton TX | 14,123 | $108K | 3.7% | 2.5% | 12% | A |
| 453 | Georgetown Township IN | 11,606 | $108K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 454 | Viera West FL | 17,984 | $109K | 3.2% | 2.9% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lumberton, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
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 Lumberton: questions
What is the median household income in Lumberton?
$107,623 (±$11,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lumberton?
3.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lumberton?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lumberton work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beaumont (30%, 12 mi), Houston (8%, 78 mi), Port Arthur (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lumberton walkable?
Lumberton is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lumberton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lumberton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lumberton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.