Roxton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
49 jobs are based in Roxton, against 206 working residents. Hardly any work in Roxton; the top destination outside it is Paris (41%, 13 miles). 4% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roxton and work: the main findings
41% of Roxton works in Paris
85 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Paris, 13 miles away. That’s 41 times as many as work in Roxton itself. The commute map ↓
Roxton is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Roxton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roxton has about 400 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% 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 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Roxton ends
Where Roxton clocks in
3% 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.
Roxton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Roxton on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far Roxton’s workers travel
About 35% 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.
65% of the jobs in Roxton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roxton, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 49. 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 Roxton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Roxton’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roxton workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 4% 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 Roxton: questions
What is the median household income in Roxton?
$72,891 (±$63,379) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roxton?
20.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roxton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roxton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (41%, 13 mi), Bonham (3%, 27 mi), Hugo (2%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roxton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roxton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roxton
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.