Mont Belvieu’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Mont Belvieu for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (24%, 31 miles). Poverty touches 9.3% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. The two grades for Mont Belvieu are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mont Belvieu stands out on work
Jobs in Mont Belvieu have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Mont Belvieu went from 2,186 in 2014 to 6,227 in 2024, +185%. The jobs ↓
Mont Belvieu’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mont Belvieu is Houston, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (1,119) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Mont Belvieu 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 ↓
Mont Belvieu draws workers from far and wide
The 6,227 jobs in Mont Belvieu are filled from a wide area. Mont Belvieu’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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 figures behind Mont Belvieu’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mont Belvieu is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #156 of 642 in Texas. Household income is its strongest input ($132,781, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mont Belvieu could be anywhere from B− to A+.
65% of the jobs in Mont Belvieu pay over $3,333 a month
6,227 jobs are based in Mont Belvieu.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mont Belvieu, 2014 → 2024: 2,186 → 6,227. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mont Belvieu’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Mont Belvieu’s workers travel
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Mont Belvieu
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mont Belvieu workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,566 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where the trip to work from Mont Belvieu ends
Where Mont Belvieu clocks in
24% of workers
12% 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.
A workday in Mont Belvieu: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,053 residents head out to work, 518 work right here, and 5,709 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Mont Belvieu on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.36 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Most trips from Mont Belvieu start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mont Belvieu is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #458 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,129 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). 3.6% of Mont Belvieu households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mont Belvieu’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Mont Belvieu comes 851st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 9 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Lucas TX | 8,896 | $221K | 1.3% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 849 | Shrewsbury Township PA | 7,158 | $117K | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| 850 | Royal Kunia HI | 13,555 | $135K | 4.7% | 6.2% | 2% | A− |
| 851 | Mont Belvieu TX | 10,673 | $133K | 9.3% | 4.0% | 11% | A− |
| 852 | Washington Terrace UT | 9,075 | $80K | 6.5% | 2.5% | 3% | A− |
| 853 | Boston NY | 7,879 | $92K | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Mont Belvieu, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Mont Belvieu’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mont Belvieu workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Belvieu | – | A− | C | 35 min | $132,781 |
| Baytown | 12% | C | B− | 25 min | $59,910 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Baytown. Darker towns draw more of Mont Belvieu’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 2024, 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 Mont Belvieu: questions
What is the median household income in Mont Belvieu?
$132,781 (±$18,800) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mont Belvieu?
9.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mont Belvieu?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mont Belvieu work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (24%, 31 mi), Baytown (12%, 8 mi), Deer Park (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mont Belvieu walkable?
Mont Belvieu is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mont Belvieu without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mont Belvieu, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mont Belvieu
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.