At 8.5%, unemployment in Old River-Winfree is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Old River-Winfree itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (25%, 34 miles). The two grades for Old River-Winfree are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. 25.8% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Old River-Winfree apart on work
Old River-Winfree is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Old River-Winfree, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Old River-Winfree has about 790 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Old River-Winfree’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Old River-Winfree is Houston, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (193) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 763 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Old River-Winfree
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Old River-Winfree is better than 27% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Old River-Winfree’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Old River-Winfree could be anywhere from D to A−.
Who works in Old River-Winfree, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 762 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Old River-Winfree on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.07 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 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Old River-Winfree, by distance
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 places Old River-Winfree commutes to
Where Old River-Winfree clocks in
25% of workers
11% 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 work there is in Old River-Winfree: 57 jobs
57 jobs are based in Old River-Winfree.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old River-Winfree, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 57. 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 Old River-Winfree’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Old River-Winfree: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old River-Winfree workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 837 commuters (the 12% 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.
Getting around Old River-Winfree: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.0% across Texas, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 946 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). 10.6% of Old River-Winfree households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Old River-Winfree’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Old River-Winfree is 3,825th among 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Rollingwood TX | 1,466 | $240K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 34 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,823 | Medicine Lodge KS | 1,707 | $59K | 5.9% | 0.6% | 33% | C |
| 3,824 | Angel Fire NM | 1,170 | $108K | 18.0% | 1.2% | 22% | C |
| 3,825 | Old River-Winfree TX | 1,495 | $72K | 25.8% | 8.5% | <1% | C |
| 3,826 | Plainfield VT | 1,218 | $69K | 11.6% | 0.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,827 | Rio VA | 1,252 | $56K | 22.2% | 8.0% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Old River-Winfree, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Old River-Winfree: questions
What is the median household income in Old River-Winfree?
$72,188 (±$29,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old River-Winfree?
25.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old River-Winfree?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old River-Winfree work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (25%, 34 mi), Baytown (11%, 11 mi), Mont Belvieu (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Old River-Winfree walkable?
Old River-Winfree is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Old River-Winfree without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Old River-Winfree, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old River-Winfree
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. 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.