Sanctuary has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Sanctuary itself; outside it, Fort Worth draws the most (36%, 17 miles). There are 37 jobs in Sanctuary; 160 of its residents have a job. 4% of workers work from home (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sanctuary quiets down on a workday
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Sanctuary on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Sanctuary ends
Where Sanctuary clocks in
36% of workers
5% 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 Sanctuary: what the 37 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sanctuary, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 37. 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 Sanctuary’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way for Sanctuary’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sanctuary workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 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.
Sanctuary’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Sanctuary: questions
What is the median household income in Sanctuary?
$103,125 (±$31,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sanctuary?
4.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sanctuary?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sanctuary work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (36%, 17 mi), Arlington (5%, 31 mi), Azle (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sanctuary without a car?
0% 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 Sanctuary, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sanctuary
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.