With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Priddy works elsewhere
Commuters spend 38 minutes getting to work on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 15 jobs are based in Priddy, against 60 working residents. Only 3% work in Priddy; the top destination outside it is Goldthwaite (13%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Priddy by day
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Priddy on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
The places Priddy commutes to
Where Priddy clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Priddy: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Priddy, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 15. 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 Priddy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Priddy spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Priddy workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
How far it is to work from Priddy
About 48% 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 Priddy: questions
What is the median household income in Priddy?
$47,708 (±$28,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Priddy?
20.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Priddy?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Priddy work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Goldthwaite (13%, 16 mi), Austin (8%, 105 mi), Brownwood (7%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Priddy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Priddy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Priddy
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.