Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0For about two in five of its working residents, Schertz is a commute to San Antonio
About one in ten stay in Schertz for work; outside it, San Antonio is the main destination (40%, 18 miles). For jobs and income Schertz is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Schertz stands out on work
Schertz trades workers with the towns around it
Schertz has about as many jobs (20,713) as working residents (19,582), but they are mostly different people: 17,864 residents leave for work each day while 18,995 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Schertz are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Schertz has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Schertz went from 10,502 in 2013 to 20,713 in 2023, +97%. The jobs ↓
Schertz workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Schertz’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Schertz’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Schertz could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily flow of workers through Schertz
On a workday 17,864 residents head out to work, 1,718 work right here, and 18,995 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Schertz’s 20,713 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schertz, 2013 → 2023: 10,502 → 20,713. 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 Schertz’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Schertz spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schertz workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,777 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.
Out of Schertz to work: where people go
Where Schertz clocks in
40% of workers
8% 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.
How far Schertz’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
Driving is how Schertz gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,071 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). 2.1% of Schertz households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schertz’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Schertz is 378th of 969 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Coppell TX | 41,386 | $146K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Princeton TX | 43,524 | $105K | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 376 | Arcadia CA | 54,117 | $114K | 8.6% | 5.7% | 10% | A− |
| 377 | Plainfield IN | 38,574 | $87K | 8.1% | 3.6% | 17% | A− |
| 378 | Schertz TX | 45,978 | $100K | 5.2% | 6.2% | 9% | A− |
| 379 | Diamond Bar CA | 51,884 | $108K | 10.0% | 4.9% | 8% | A− |
| 380 | Dartmouth MA | 34,367 | $100K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Schertz, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 50% of Schertz’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schertz workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schertz | – | A− | C | 32 min | $99,948 |
| Cibolo | 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $122,365 |
| Universal City | under 2% | B | C+ | 26 min | $74,811 |
| San Antonio | 40% | C+ | A | 25 min | $65,056 |
| Randolph AFB | under 2% | A+ | A | 17 min | $113,250 |
| Selma | 2% | A− | C | 30 min | $97,066 |
| Converse | under 2% | A− | B− | 27 min | $94,222 |
| New Braunfels | 6% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $86,021 |
| Garden Ridge | under 2% | A+ | D | 37 min | $177,353 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to San Antonio. Darker towns draw more of Schertz’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 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 Schertz: questions
What is the median household income in Schertz?
$99,948 (±$6,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schertz?
5.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schertz?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schertz work?
9% work in town.
Is Schertz walkable?
Schertz is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schertz without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schertz, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schertz
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. 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.