Work, pay and getting to work in Plantersville
Plantersville has 216 jobs, against 258 working residents. Hardly any work in Plantersville itself; outside it, Houston draws the most (26%, 47 miles). The average commute takes 40 minutes each way, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Plantersville stands out on work
Plantersville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Plantersville is Houston, 47 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (68) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Plantersville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 100 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 258 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Plantersville commutes less than 36 miles
About 24% 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.
Time on the road from Plantersville: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plantersville workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 247 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.
The daily flow of workers through Plantersville
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 215 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
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 Plantersville’s working residents head each day
Where Plantersville clocks in
26% of workers
4% 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.
Plantersville makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plantersville, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 216. 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 Plantersville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Plantersville: questions
What is the median household income in Plantersville?
$103,627 (±$7,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plantersville?
24.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plantersville?
40 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plantersville work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (26%, 47 mi), Navasota (4%, 14 mi), College Station (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plantersville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plantersville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plantersville
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.