Jobs and the daily commute in Santa Rosa
Only 2% work in Santa Rosa itself; outside it, Edinburg draws the most (14%, 38 miles). 0% of workers work from home (Texas 14%). Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Santa Rosa for work, and who comes in
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 65 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.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Santa Rosa ends
Where Santa Rosa clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Santa Rosa
67 jobs are based in Santa Rosa.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Santa Rosa, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 67. 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 Santa Rosa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Santa Rosa: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Santa Rosa workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Santa Rosa works
About 27% 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.
Next door to Santa Rosa
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Santa Rosa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | – | — | — | 25 min | $30,985 |
| El Chaparral | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. El Chaparral: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Santa Rosa’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 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 Santa Rosa: questions
What is the median household income in Santa Rosa?
$30,985 (±$25,737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Santa Rosa?
41.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Santa Rosa?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Santa Rosa work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Edinburg (14%, 38 mi), McAllen (11%, 34 mi), Rio Grande City (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Santa Rosa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Santa Rosa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Santa Rosa
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.