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Jobs & commute in North Pearsall

North Pearsall has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

North Pearsall has 5 jobs, against 301 working residents. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about work in North Pearsall

North Pearsall is a place people come home to

There are 5 jobs based in North Pearsall, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Pearsall has about 140 people in it, 67% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

A big share show a job far from home

52% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓

North Pearsall and Pearsall trade workers both ways

Pearsall is the top workplace for North Pearsall residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in North Pearsall come from (40% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily flow of workers through North Pearsall

On a workday 301 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

301live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night440
Workday140
440live here− 300head out to work+ 5come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in North Pearsall on a workday afternoon, 67% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Pearsall

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPearsall: 24% · 2 miSan Antonio: 21% · 50.8 miAustin: 5% · 124.7 miDevine: 3% · 19.3 miLaredo: 2% · 97.1 miHouston: 2% · 231 miDilley: 2% · 18.2 miPleasanton: 2% · 36.3 miNew Braunfels: 2% · 79.8 miCorpus Christi: 1% · 142 miPearsall 24%San Antonio 21%Austin 5%Devine 3%Laredo 2%North Pearsall
North PearsallTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi74 residents
9%10–24 mi28 residents
14%25–50 mi41 residents
52%Over 50 mi156 residents

About 52% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

The commute map

24% of working residents work in Pearsall

Dilley: 5 residents work here (2%)Devine: 8 residents work here (3%)Pearsall: 71 residents work here (24%)Pleasanton: 5 residents work here (2%)New Braunfels: 5 residents work here (2%)Corpus Christi: 4 residents work here (1%)Austin: 15 residents work here (5%)San Antonio: 63 residents work here (21%)Houston: 6 residents work here (2%)Laredo: 7 residents work here (2%)North PearsallBen BoltPearsallSan AntonioAustinDevineLaredoHoustonNorth Pearsall
1
Pearsall2 mi away
24%71
2
San Antonio50.8 mi away
21%63
3
Austin124.7 mi away
5%15
4
Devine19.3 mi away
3%8
5
Laredo97.1 mi away
2%7
6
Houston231 mi away
2%6
7
Dilley18.2 mi away
2%5
8
Pleasanton36.3 mi away
2%5
9
New Braunfels79.8 mi away
2%5
10
Corpus Christi142 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%112
The top trips

Where North Pearsall clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods jobs make up 80% of work in North Pearsall

Jobs based in North PearsallJobs North Pearsall residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms80%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices20%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%31%
Over $3,333 a month80%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5480%54%
55 and older20%21%
−72%

Jobs based in North Pearsall, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 5. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Pearsall’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 20 minutes from North Pearsall

A year of commuting
156 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

North Pearsall20 min
Texas27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of North Pearsall workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How North Pearsall gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 134 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.

Next door

24% of North Pearsall works in a bordering town

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorth Pearsall workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
North Pearsall–——20 min$102,361
Pearsall24%DC+19 min$49,198

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Pearsall. Darker towns draw more of North Pearsall’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in North Pearsall: questions

What is the median household income in North Pearsall?

$102,361 (±$52,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in North Pearsall?

4.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from North Pearsall?

20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in North Pearsall work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pearsall (24%, 2 mi), San Antonio (21%, 51 mi), Austin (5%, 125 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around North Pearsall 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 North Pearsall, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of North Pearsall

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.