Nina has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas. There are 3 jobs in Nina for 25 working residents. Hardly any work in Nina itself; outside it, Rio Grande City draws the most (20%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Nina, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 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.
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 Nina ends
Where Nina clocks in
8% 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 Nina’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Nina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Nina: about 9 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nina workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 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.
Where in the region Nina works
About 46% 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.
Nina and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nina | – | — | — | 9 min | $43,553 |
| Quesada | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Quesada: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nina’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 Nina: questions
What is the median household income in Nina?
$43,553 (±$769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nina?
12.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nina?
9 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nina work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (20%, 16 mi), Houston (8%, 311 mi), McAllen (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nina without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 42% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nina
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.