Pecan Hill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Pecan Hill itself; outside it, Dallas draws the most (24%, 21 miles). Employers in Pecan Hill report 19 jobs, and 376 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 42 minutes getting to work on average, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pecan Hill
Pecan Hill is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Pecan Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pecan Hill has about 390 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pecan Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 376 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Pecan Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 376 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Pecan Hill on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
A commute of about 42 minutes in Pecan Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pecan Hill workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 322 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where people from Pecan Hill work
Where Pecan Hill clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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 Pecan Hill’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pecan Hill, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 19. 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 Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Pecan Hill, by distance
About 15% 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.
The towns around Pecan Hill
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pecan Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Hill | – | — | — | 42 min | $104,712 |
| Red Oak | under 2% | A− | C− | 27 min | $104,561 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pecan Hill’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 Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Pecan Hill?
$104,712 (±$7,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pecan Hill?
2.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pecan Hill?
42 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pecan Hill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (24%, 21 mi), Waxahachie (11%, 7 mi), Fort Worth (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pecan Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pecan Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pecan Hill
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.