Photo: Darrylpearson · CC BY-SA 4.0New Berlin has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average (Texas 27, U.S. 26). 60 jobs are based in New Berlin, and 325 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in New Berlin itself; outside it, San Antonio draws the most (22%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Berlin at work: what stands out
New Berlin is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in New Berlin, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Berlin has about 450 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
New Berlin’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Berlin is San Antonio, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (72) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
New Berlin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical 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; with 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves New Berlin for work, and who comes in
On a workday 324 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in New Berlin on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
How far it is to work from New Berlin
About 27% 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.
The daily trip from New Berlin: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Berlin workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 269 commuters (the 10% 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 people from New Berlin work
Where New Berlin clocks in
22% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in New Berlin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Berlin, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 60. 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 New Berlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Berlin and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cibolo (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Berlin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | – | — | — | 34 min | $110,000 |
| Zuehl | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cibolo | 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $122,365 |
Same-state neighbors only. Zuehl: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Berlin’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 New Berlin: questions
What is the median household income in New Berlin?
$110,000 (±$24,513) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Berlin?
2.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Berlin?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Berlin work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Antonio (22%, 25 mi), Seguin (14%, 13 mi), New Braunfels (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Berlin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Berlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Berlin
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.