About half of Rafael Pena’s working residents commute to Rio Grande City
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Hardly any work in Rafael Pena; the top destination outside it is Rio Grande City (50%, 12 miles). Rafael Pena has 2 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Rafael Pena on a workday
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where Rafael Pena’s working residents head each day
Where Rafael Pena clocks in
Lines 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.
Working from home in Rafael Pena
of Rafael Pena workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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 far it is to work from Rafael Pena
About 50% 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.
Rafael Pena and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rafael Pena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Pena | – | — | — | — | — |
| Narciso Pena | under 50% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Narciso Pena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rafael Pena’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 Rafael Pena: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rafael Pena?
42.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rafael Pena work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Rafael Pena 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 Rafael Pena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rafael Pena
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.