Murillo has higher unemployment (11.3%) than 96% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. Jobs and income earn Murillo C; getting around on foot earns it D. Measured by household income, Murillo is behind 57% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Murillo, in a few figures
Many jobs in Murillo pay little
49% of the jobs based in Murillo pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Murillo
43% of Murillo residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 9% of the jobs based in Murillo pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Murillo and Edinburg trade workers both ways
Edinburg is the top workplace for Murillo residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Murillo come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Murillo is a place people come home to
There are 645 jobs based in Murillo, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Murillo are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Murillo
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Murillo is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #429 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Murillo’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Murillo could be anywhere from D to B+.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Murillo
645 jobs are based in Murillo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Murillo, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 645. 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 Murillo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
22% of working residents work in Edinburg
Where Murillo clocks in
22% of workers
22% of workers
10% 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.
Murillo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,728 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 636 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Murillo on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Murillo workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,423 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Murillo commutes
About 21% 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.
Few in Murillo walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Murillo is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #610 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Murillo near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,834 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). 2.8% of Murillo households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Murillo’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,255th of 2,907: where Murillo ranks among U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 13 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Oak Point TX | 6,909 | $126K | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,253 | Booneville MS | 9,257 | $51K | 15.1% | 3.2% | 33% | C |
| 2,254 | Latimer MS | 6,756 | $70K | 16.1% | 6.4% | 2% | C |
| 2,255 | Murillo TX | 8,883 | $71K | 19.2% | 11.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,256 | Bellefontaine Neighbors MO | 10,368 | $49K | 21.4% | 5.9% | 2% | C |
| 2,257 | Collingdale PA | 8,898 | $52K | 19.6% | 6.9% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Murillo, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
22% of Murillo works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Murillo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murillo | – | C | D | 21 min | $70,609 |
| Edinburg | 22% | C | B− | 22 min | $59,466 |
| Lopezville | under 2% | C− | D | 22 min | $38,207 |
| César Chávez | under 2% | — | C− | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Edinburg. Darker towns draw more of Murillo’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 Murillo: questions
What is the median household income in Murillo?
$70,609 (±$23,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Murillo?
19.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Murillo?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Murillo work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edinburg (22%, 4 mi), McAllen (22%, 8 mi), Pharr (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Murillo walkable?
Murillo is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Murillo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Murillo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Murillo
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. 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.