For about two in three of its working residents, Ranchitos Las Lomas is a commute to Laredo
0% of workers have no commute at all (Texas 14%). Hardly any work in Ranchitos Las Lomas itself; outside it, Laredo draws the most (66%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ranchitos Las Lomas on a workday afternoon
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Ranchitos Las Lomas on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.04 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 the trip to work from Ranchitos Las Lomas ends
Where Ranchitos Las Lomas clocks in
66% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
In Ranchitos Las Lomas, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2 jobs are based in Ranchitos Las Lomas.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ranchitos Las Lomas, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 2. 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 Ranchitos Las Lomas’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Ranchitos Las Lomas takes 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 Ranchitos Las Lomas workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ranchitos Las Lomas
About 28% 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.
Ranchitos Las Lomas and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ranchitos Las Lomas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchitos Las Lomas | – | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Colorado Acres | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Los Veteranos I | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colorado Acres and Los Veteranos I: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ranchitos Las Lomas’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 Ranchitos Las Lomas: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ranchitos Las Lomas?
26.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ranchitos Las Lomas?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ranchitos Las Lomas work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ranchitos Las Lomas 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 Ranchitos Las Lomas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ranchitos Las Lomas
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.