With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Praesel works elsewhere
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, about the same as across Texas. 4 jobs are based in Praesel, against 216 working residents. Hardly any stay in Praesel for work; outside it, Austin is the main destination (11%, 49 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Praesel at work: what stands out
Praesel is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Praesel, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Praesel has about 53 people in it, 80% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Praesel’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Praesel is Austin, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (23) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 216 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Praesel: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 216 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Praesel on a workday afternoon, 80% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Praesel
About 31% 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 places Praesel commutes to
Where Praesel clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Praesel
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Praesel, 2013 → 2023: 130 → 4. 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 Praesel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Praesel: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Praesel workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 17% 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.
10% of Praesel works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Rockdale. Darker towns draw more of Praesel’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 Praesel: questions
What is the poverty rate in Praesel?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Praesel?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Praesel work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (11%, 49 mi), Rockdale (10%, 2 mi), Temple (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Praesel without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Praesel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Praesel
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.