Jobs and earnings in Rankin, and the trip to work
266 jobs are based in Rankin, against 371 working residents. About one in ten stay in Rankin for work; outside it, Midland is the main destination (15%, 56 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Rankin
A big share show a job far from home
70% 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 ↓
Rankin’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rankin is Midland, 56 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (55) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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 371 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Rankin’s commute, mile by mile
About 70% 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.
Rankin by day and by night
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Rankin on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 Rankin ends
Where Rankin clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Rankin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rankin, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 266. 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 Rankin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Rankin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rankin workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 371 commuters (the 11% 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.
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 Rankin: questions
What is the median household income in Rankin?
$71,596 (±$19,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rankin?
19.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rankin?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rankin work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (15%, 56 mi), Odessa (4%, 51 mi), Abilene (3%, 155 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rankin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rankin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rankin
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.