Jobs and the daily commute in Pablo Pena
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Texas has 14%. Hardly any stay in Pablo Pena for work; outside it, McAllen is the main destination (27%, 25 miles). The Census job records count 26 working residents of Pablo Pena and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pablo Pena on a workday afternoon
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
0.00 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.
Where people from Pablo Pena work
Where Pablo Pena clocks in
27% of workers
15% 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.
Working from home in Pablo Pena
of Pablo Pena workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 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.
The distance from Pablo Pena to work
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.
Pablo Pena and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pablo Pena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Pena | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rivereno | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Narciso Pena | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rivereno and Narciso Pena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pablo Pena’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 Pablo Pena: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pablo Pena?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pablo Pena work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAllen (27%, 25 mi), Mission (15%, 21 mi), Weslaco (8%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pablo Pena 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 Pablo Pena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pablo Pena
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.