Work means Brownsville for about half of Olmito’s working residents
Hardly any work in Olmito; the top destination outside it is Brownsville (45%, 4 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Olmito in brief
Olmito is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Olmito, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Olmito has about 570 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Olmito’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Texas average of 27. 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 363 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Olmito commutes to
Where Olmito clocks in
45% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Who works in Olmito, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 361 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Olmito on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.12 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 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Olmito
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Olmito workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Olmito
43 jobs are based in Olmito.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olmito, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 43. 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 Olmito’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Olmito, by distance
About 19% 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.
Olmito and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rancho Viejo (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olmito workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmito | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rancho Viejo | 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $90,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Olmito’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 Olmito: questions
What is the poverty rate in Olmito?
67.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Olmito?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Olmito work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Olmito without a car?
5% 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 Olmito, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olmito
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.