Paige has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Paige itself; outside it, Austin draws the most (30%, 38 miles). 52 jobs are based in Paige, and 112 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Paige
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Paige on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Paige to work: where people go
Where Paige clocks in
30% of workers
16% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Paige are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paige, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 52. 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 Paige’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Paige
of Paige workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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.
Half of Paige commutes less than 38 miles
About 27% 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.
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 Paige: questions
What is the median household income in Paige?
$133,309 (±$98,388) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paige?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Paige work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (30%, 38 mi), Bastrop (16%, 14 mi), Brenham (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paige 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 Paige, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paige
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.