Photo: Shane.torgerson · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 3.0 jobs in Randolph AFB for every working resident, and 936 people commute in
Employers in Randolph AFB report 940 jobs, against 310 working residents. Jobs and income earn Randolph AFB A+; getting around on foot earns it A. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Randolph AFB, in a few figures
Randolph AFB has far more jobs than workers
Randolph AFB has 940 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,900 people are in town, 51% more than the 1,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Randolph AFB and San Antonio trade workers both ways
San Antonio is the top workplace for Randolph AFB residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Randolph AFB come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 310 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Randolph AFB
On income, poverty and job access, Randolph AFB is better than 98% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Randolph AFB’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: Randolph AFB’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Randolph AFB could be anywhere from A to A+.
How many people are in Randolph AFB by day
On a workday 306 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 1,900 people are in Randolph AFB on a workday afternoon, 51% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Randolph AFB, and from where
Where Randolph AFB clocks in
30% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
The distance from Randolph AFB to work
About 41% 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.
Most jobs in Randolph AFB are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,445 → 940. 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 Randolph AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Randolph AFB, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Randolph AFB workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 commuters (the 28% 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.
In Randolph AFB, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Randolph AFB is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 26.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.0% across Texas, on an EPA index of 9.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 633 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.6% of Randolph AFB households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Randolph AFB’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Randolph AFB is 66th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Rollingwood TX | 1,466 | $240K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 27 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Coldstream OH | 1,540 | $232K | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 65 | Sharon Center OH | 1,129 | $111K | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 66 | Randolph AFB TX | 1,240 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 67 | Forest Park OK | 1,035 | $104K | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 68 | Marshan Township MN | 1,112 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Randolph AFB, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
The towns around Randolph AFB
The biggest share goes to Universal City (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph AFB | – | A+ | A | 17 min | $113,250 |
| Schertz | 2% | A− | C | 32 min | $99,948 |
| Converse | under 2% | A− | B− | 27 min | $94,222 |
| Universal City | 5% | B | C+ | 26 min | $74,811 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph AFB’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 Randolph AFB: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph AFB?
$113,250 (±$22,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph AFB?
2.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph AFB?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph AFB work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Antonio (30%, 16 mi), Austin (10%, 62 mi), Houston (6%, 174 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Randolph AFB walkable?
Randolph AFB is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 27% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Randolph AFB without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Randolph AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph AFB
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.