Work means Houston for about half of Manvel’s working residents
Measured by household income, Manvel is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Manvel grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Hardly any stay in Manvel for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (49%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Manvel
Nearly half of Manvel works in Houston
2,569 working residents, 49%, have their main job in Houston, 21 miles away. That’s 49 times as many as work in Manvel itself. The commute map ↓
Manvel workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Manvel has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Manvel went from 1,269 in 2013 to 1,849 in 2023, +46%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Manvel’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manvel is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #138 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Manvel’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manvel could be anywhere from B to A+.
Commuting out of Manvel: the destinations
Where Manvel clocks in
49% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Manvel takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manvel workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,233 commuters (the 12% 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.
Manvel works in goods: 30% of its jobs
1,849 jobs are based in Manvel.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manvel, 2013 → 2023: 1,269 → 1,849. 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 Manvel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Manvel: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,206 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 1,801 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Manvel on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Manvel
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 Manvel gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manvel is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #483 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Manvel near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,105 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). 0.9% of Manvel households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manvel’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Manvel ranks: 621st of 1,931 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
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| 20 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 49 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 619 | Morton IL | 17,565 | $94K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 22% | A− |
| 620 | Trenton MI | 17,849 | $82K | 5.5% | 3.3% | 7% | A− |
| 621 | Manvel TX | 20,699 | $119K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 1% | A− |
| 622 | Roxbury Township NJ | 23,427 | $135K | 3.9% | 6.8% | 8% | A− |
| 623 | Lewisville NC | 14,421 | $101K | 10.2% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | 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 Manvel, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
The towns next door employ 12% of Manvel
The biggest share goes to Alvin (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manvel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel | – | A− | C | 35 min | $118,808 |
| Alvin | 6% | B | C | 29 min | $71,477 |
| Pearland | 6% | A+ | B− | 33 min | $118,842 |
| Iowa Colony | under 1% | A | D | 36 min | $144,092 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manvel’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 Manvel: questions
What is the median household income in Manvel?
$118,808 (±$22,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manvel?
5.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manvel?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manvel work?
1% work in town.
Is Manvel walkable?
Manvel is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manvel without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manvel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manvel
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.