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Jobs & commute in McCaulley

McCaulley at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in McCaulley itself; outside it, Rotan draws the most (27%, 16 miles). No jobs are based in McCaulley in the Census job records; 33 of its residents work elsewhere. 100.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of McCaulley, and who commutes in

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night35
Workday2
35live here− 33head out to work+ 0come in to work= 2on a workday

About 2 people are in McCaulley on a workday afternoon, 94% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ McCaulley’s residents

Rotan: 9 residents work here (27%)Lake Worth: 1 residents work here (3%)Colorado City: 1 residents work here (3%)Vernon: 1 residents work here (3%)Sweetwater: 1 residents work here (3%)Princeton: 1 residents work here (3%)Red Oak: 1 residents work here (3%)Corsicana: 1 residents work here (3%)Houston: 2 residents work here (6%)Abilene: 3 residents work here (9%)McCaulleyRotanAbileneHoustonLake WorthColorado CityVernonMcCaulley
1
Rotan15.9 mi away
27%9
2
Abilene35.3 mi away
9%3
3
Houston351.7 mi away
6%2
4
Lake Worth161.3 mi away
3%1
5
Colorado City46.1 mi away
3%1
6
Vernon108 mi away
3%1
7
Sweetwater24.4 mi away
3%1
8
Princeton216.1 mi away
3%1
9
Red Oak200 mi away
3%1
10
Corsicana223.3 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%12
The top trips

Where McCaulley clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from McCaulley

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRotan: 27% · 15.9 miAbilene: 9% · 35.3 miHouston: 6% · 351.7 miLake Worth: 3% · 161.3 miColorado City: 3% · 46.1 miVernon: 3% · 108 miSweetwater: 3% · 24.4 miPrinceton: 3% · 216.1 miRed Oak: 3% · 200 miCorsicana: 3% · 223.3 miRotan 27%Abilene 9%Houston 6%Lake Worth 3%Colorado City 3%McCaulley
McCaulleyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
36%10–24 mi12 residents
18%25–50 mi6 residents
45%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 45% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in McCaulley: questions

What is the poverty rate in McCaulley?

100.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in McCaulley work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rotan (27%, 16 mi), Abilene (9%, 35 mi), Houston (6%, 352 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from McCaulley, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of McCaulley

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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.