How Nederland works: jobs, income and commuting
Household incomes here are higher than in 53% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Nederland are B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nederland and work: the main findings
Commutes from Nederland are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Nederland workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The figures behind Nederland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nederland is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #248 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Nederland’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nederland could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
About 19 minutes to work from Nederland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nederland workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,133 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who works in Nederland, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 6,625 residents head out to work, 1,127 work right here, and 5,274 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in Beaumont
Where Nederland clocks in
20% of workers
13% of workers
8% 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.
What the 6,401 jobs in Nederland are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nederland, 2013 → 2023: 5,577 → 6,401. 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 Nederland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Nederland’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
For most of Nederland, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nederland is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #82 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 8,419 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). 5.0% of Nederland households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Nederland’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Nederland is 991st of 1,822 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Rendon TX | 14,632 | $118K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 989 | Groveland Township IL | 18,418 | $66K | 11.1% | 2.7% | 4% | B |
| 990 | Howland Township OH | 18,867 | $73K | 10.7% | 3.5% | 14% | B |
| 991 | Nederland TX | 18,108 | $78K | 8.3% | 4.7% | 15% | B |
| 992 | Brown Township IN | 14,348 | $70K | 12.9% | 3.2% | 13% | B |
| 993 | Rosedale MD | 20,002 | $86K | 10.1% | 6.4% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Nederland, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
20% of Nederland works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Port Arthur (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nederland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nederland | – | B | B+ | 19 min | $77,570 |
| Central Gardens | 3% | B− | C+ | 16 min | $83,750 |
| Beauxart Gardens | under 2% | — | D− | 15 min | — |
| Port Arthur | 13% | D | B− | 23 min | $46,354 |
| Port Neches | 4% | C+ | B+ | 18 min | $81,637 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nederland’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 Nederland: questions
What is the median household income in Nederland?
$77,570 (±$9,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nederland?
8.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nederland?
19 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nederland work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beaumont (20%, 12 mi), Port Arthur (13%, 8 mi), Houston (8%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nederland walkable?
Nederland is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nederland without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nederland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nederland
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.