Most of Runaway Bay commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 101 jobs in Runaway Bay for 685 working residents. For jobs and income Runaway Bay is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). Hardly any work in Runaway Bay; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (18%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Runaway Bay apart
Runaway Bay’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Runaway Bay is Fort Worth, 41 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (120) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Runaway Bay is a place people come home to
There are 101 jobs based in Runaway Bay, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Runaway Bay has about 1,600 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 685 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Runaway Bay’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Runaway Bay’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Runaway Bay’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, Runaway Bay could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Runaway Bay
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Runaway Bay by day and by night
On a workday 679 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Runaway Bay on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Runaway Bay’s working residents head each day
Where Runaway Bay clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Runaway Bay: what the 101 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Runaway Bay, 2014 → 2024: 147 → 101. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Runaway Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Runaway Bay
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Runaway Bay workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 748 commuters (the 17% 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 Runaway Bay, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 903 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Runaway Bay households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Runaway Bay’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000, Runaway Bay ranks 1,168th of 5,641 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 26 | Shoreacres TX | 1,535 | $131K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,166 | Venetian Village IL | 2,334 | $79K | 4.2% | 5.3% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,167 | Casselton ND | 2,485 | $73K | 7.1% | 0.9% | 20% | B+ |
| 1,168 | Runaway Bay TX | 2,212 | $97K | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,169 | Elmwood Township IL | 2,454 | $91K | 8.7% | 2.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,170 | Hope Township NJ | 1,875 | $106K | 8.7% | 3.5% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Runaway Bay, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Runaway Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Runaway Bay?
$96,875 (±$34,314) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Runaway Bay?
2.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Runaway Bay?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Runaway Bay work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (18%, 41 mi), Bridgeport (6%, 5 mi), Decatur (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Runaway Bay walkable?
Runaway Bay is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Runaway Bay without a car?
1% 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 Runaway Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Runaway Bay
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.