Households in Pecan Grove have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Pecan Grove itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (44%, 23 miles). 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.8% across Texas. The two grades for Pecan Grove are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pecan Grove
44% of Pecan Grove works in Houston
5,082 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Houston, 23 miles away across the town line. That’s 22 times as many as work in Pecan Grove itself. The commute map ↓
Pecan Grove is a place people come home to
There are 1,868 jobs based in Pecan Grove, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pecan Grove has about 15,000 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pecan Grove workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pecan Grove
71% of Pecan Grove residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Pecan Grove pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Pecan Grove has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pecan Grove went from 1,363 in 2013 to 1,868 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Pecan Grove
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pecan Grove is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #46 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pecan Grove could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where the trip to work from Pecan Grove ends
Where Pecan Grove clocks in
44% 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.
Pecan Grove on a workday afternoon
On a workday 11,197 residents head out to work, 238 work right here, and 1,630 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Pecan Grove on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
From Pecan Grove, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pecan Grove workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,634 commuters (the 18% 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.
What the 1,868 jobs in Pecan Grove are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pecan Grove, 2013 → 2023: 1,363 → 1,868. 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 Pecan Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pecan Grove
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.
Most of Pecan Grove commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pecan Grove is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #516 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,999 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Pecan Grove households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pecan Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pecan Grove places 131st of 1,642 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Belmont MA | 27,118 | $183K | 3.6% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| 130 | Steiner Ranch TX | 18,619 | $191K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| 131 | Pecan Grove TX | 24,272 | $132K | 5.9% | 2.7% | 2% | A |
| 132 | Limerick Township PA | 21,436 | $121K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 133 | Redland MD | 18,665 | $132K | 4.4% | 3.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Pecan Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door is work for 45% of Pecan Grove
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pecan Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Grove | – | A | C− | 36 min | $131,937 |
| Richmond | 1% | C | C | 29 min | $50,337 |
| Houston | 44% | C+ | A | 27 min | $64,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Houston. Darker towns draw more of Pecan Grove’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 Pecan Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Pecan Grove?
$131,937 (±$16,767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pecan Grove?
5.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pecan Grove?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pecan Grove work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (44%, 23 mi), Sugar Land (11%, 6 mi), Rosenberg (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pecan Grove walkable?
Pecan Grove is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pecan Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pecan Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pecan Grove
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. 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.