Sandy Point has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any stay in Sandy Point for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (33%, 27 miles). There are 35 jobs in Sandy Point; 84 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sandy Point
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Sandy Point on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 people from Sandy Point work
Where Sandy Point clocks in
33% 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.
89% of the jobs in Sandy Point pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandy Point, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 35. 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 Sandy Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Sandy Point takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandy Point workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sandy Point
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 Sandy Point: questions
What is the median household income in Sandy Point?
$87,955 (±$21,998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandy Point?
6.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandy Point?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandy Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (33%, 27 mi), Alvin (8%, 16 mi), Sugar Land (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sandy Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandy Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandy Point
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.