Paris draws about half of Petty’s working residents
125 jobs are based in Petty for 56 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 14% across Texas. Hardly any work in Petty itself; outside it, Paris draws the most (48%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Petty
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Petty on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Petty, and from where
Where Petty clocks in
5% 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.
Petty makes things: 98% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Petty, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 125. 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 Petty’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Petty
of Petty workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 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.
How many miles Petty commutes
About 33% 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 Petty: questions
What is the median household income in Petty?
$105,625 (±$28,243) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Petty?
2.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Petty work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Petty without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 35% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Petty, from the people who make the trip.
More of Petty
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.