Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ramirez-Perez
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. Hardly any stay in Ramirez-Perez for work; outside it, Harlingen is the main destination (21%, 62 miles). No jobs are based in Ramirez-Perez in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ramirez-Perez by day
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Ramirez-Perez on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
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 people from Ramirez-Perez work
Where Ramirez-Perez clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Ramirez-Perez
of Ramirez-Perez workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 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 Ramirez-Perez goes to work
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.
Next door to Ramirez-Perez
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramirez-Perez workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez-Perez | – | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Vera | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Victoria Vera: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ramirez-Perez’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 Ramirez-Perez: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ramirez-Perez?
100.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ramirez-Perez work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlingen (21%, 62 mi), Corpus Christi (14%, 136 mi), Edinburg (14%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ramirez-Perez 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 Ramirez-Perez, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramirez-Perez
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.