Photo: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0Mountain City has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
26% of workers have no commute at all; Texas has 14%. Employers in Mountain City report 12 jobs; 293 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Mountain City itself; outside it, Austin draws the most (42%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mountain City, in a few figures
Mountain City is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Mountain City, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mountain City has about 390 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
42% of Mountain City works in Austin
123 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Austin, 20 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mountain City itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Mountain City
26% of Mountain City workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
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 293 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mountain City
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Mountain City on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 the trip to work from Mountain City ends
Where Mountain City clocks in
42% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 commute of about 30 minutes in Mountain City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mountain City workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 26% 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.
Jobs in Mountain City: what the 12 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mountain City, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 12. 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 Mountain City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Mountain City
About 19% 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.
Mountain City and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Kyle (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mountain City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain City | – | — | — | 30 min | $128,929 |
| Kyle | 4% | A− | C− | 36 min | $90,323 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mountain City’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 Mountain City: questions
What is the median household income in Mountain City?
$128,929 (±$32,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mountain City?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mountain City?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mountain City work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (42%, 20 mi), San Marcos (6%, 12 mi), Buda (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mountain City 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 Mountain City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mountain City
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.