Most of Moore commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all; Texas has 14%. There are 39 jobs in Moore for 259 working residents. Hardly any work in Moore; the top destination outside it is San Antonio (32%, 40 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Moore
Moore is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Moore, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moore has about 150 people in it, 59% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Moore works in San Antonio
82 working residents, 32%, have their main job in San Antonio, 40 miles away. That’s 32 times as many as work in Moore itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Moore, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Moore on a workday afternoon, 59% 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.
Where Moore’s working residents head each day
Where Moore clocks in
32% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
The commute from Moore, by distance
About 30% 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.
Goods, not services: 41% of the jobs in Moore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moore, 2013 → 2023: 283 → 39. 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 Moore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Moore
of Moore workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 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 Moore: questions
What is the median household income in Moore?
$42,571 (±$42,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moore?
16.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Moore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Antonio (32%, 40 mi), Pearsall (14%, 13 mi), Austin (5%, 114 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Moore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 32% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moore
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.