Most of Ramos commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
40.9% of residents are in poverty, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. 1 jobs are based in Ramos, and 44 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Ramos, and who commutes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Ramos on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
36% of working residents work in Roma
Where Ramos clocks in
11% 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 Ramos: what the 1 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramos, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 1. 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 Ramos’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Ramos commutes
About 45% 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 is work for 36% of Ramos
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramos workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramos | – | — | — | — | — |
| Roma | 36% | D− | A− | 26 min | $24,579 |
| Fronton Ranchettes | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Evergreen | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fronton Ranchettes and Evergreen: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Roma. Darker towns draw more of Ramos’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 Ramos: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ramos?
40.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ramos work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roma (36%, 2 mi), Corpus Christi (11%, 146 mi), Laredo (7%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ramos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramos
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.