Old St. Anthony's Catholic Church · Photo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Robstown have lower incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Robstown grades D for jobs and income and A for walkability. 32.2% of residents are in poverty (Texas 13.8%). For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 5.3 in Corpus Christi.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Robstown: the figures worth knowing
Robstown trades workers with the towns around it
Robstown has about as many jobs (3,573) as working residents (3,878), but they are mostly different people: 3,267 residents leave for work each day while 2,962 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Robstown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Robstown pay little
38% of the jobs based in Robstown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Robstown and Corpus Christi trade workers both ways
Corpus Christi is the top workplace for Robstown residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Robstown come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Robstown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Robstown went from 2,565 in 2013 to 3,573 in 2023, +39%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Robstown: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robstown is better than 11% of U.S. towns, #588 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Robstown’s grade up (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($34,436, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robstown could be anywhere from D to C.
Robstown by day and by night
On a workday 3,267 residents head out to work, 611 work right here, and 2,962 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Robstown, services account for most jobs
3,573 jobs are based in Robstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robstown, 2013 → 2023: 2,565 → 3,573. 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 Robstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
38% of working residents work in Corpus Christi
Where Robstown clocks in
38% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 daily trip from Robstown: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robstown workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,797 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Robstown
About 31% 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.
Robstown is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robstown is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #6 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Robstown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,998 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 47% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 10.6% of Robstown households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Robstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, and where Robstown sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 9 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 27 | Lucas TX | 8,896 | $221K | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
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| 2,683 | Moberly MO | 13,719 | $44K | 18.4% | 6.5% | 39% | D |
| 2,684 | Sutherlin OR | 8,635 | $51K | 12.6% | 7.6% | 15% | D |
| 2,685 | Robstown TX | 10,324 | $34K | 32.2% | 8.2% | 16% | D |
| 2,686 | McComb MS | 11,697 | $41K | 27.1% | 5.6% | 35% | D |
| 2,687 | Lincoln City OR | 10,117 | $57K | 14.1% | 6.7% | 36% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Robstown, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
The towns around Robstown
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robstown | – | D | A | 23 min | $34,436 |
| North San Pedro | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North San Pedro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robstown’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 Robstown: questions
What is the median household income in Robstown?
$34,436 (±$9,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robstown?
32.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robstown?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robstown work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corpus Christi (38%, 30 mi), San Antonio (4%, 126 mi), Houston (4%, 195 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Robstown walkable?
Robstown is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robstown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 47% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robstown
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.