Most of Markham commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Markham; the top destination outside it is Houston (17%, 70 miles). There are 38 jobs in Markham for 350 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Markham stands out on work
Markham’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Markham is Houston, 70 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (59) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
57% 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 ↓
Markham is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Markham, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Markham has about 560 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Markham
About 57% 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.
A workday in Markham: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Markham on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Markham’s residents
Where Markham clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
3% 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.
29% of the jobs in Markham make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Markham, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 38. 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 Markham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Markham workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 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.
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 Markham: questions
What is the median household income in Markham?
$68,536 (±$9,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Markham?
1.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Markham?
13 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Markham work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (17%, 70 mi), Bay City (11%, 6 mi), Austin (3%, 137 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Markham 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 Markham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Markham
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.