More people are out of work in Seabrook (9.2%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Seabrook is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Seabrook grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 4% stay in Seabrook for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (33%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Seabrook
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Seabrook
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seabrook is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #210 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Seabrook’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down. 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, Seabrook could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Out of Seabrook to work: where people go
Where Seabrook clocks in
33% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Seabrook
On a workday 5,672 residents head out to work, 239 work right here, and 2,758 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Seabrook on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.51 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 2023, primary jobs.
What Seabrook’s employers do
2,997 jobs are based in Seabrook.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seabrook, 2013 → 2023: 3,052 → 2,997. 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 Seabrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seabrook workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,535 commuters (the 13% 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 Seabrook
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.
Seabrook is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seabrook is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #326 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% 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 7,490 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Seabrook households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Seabrook’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Seabrook ranks: 990th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 6 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 988 | Schofield Barracks HI | 16,270 | $80K | 2.6% | 13.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 989 | Little Ferry NJ | 11,099 | $86K | 6.3% | 7.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 990 | Seabrook TX | 13,974 | $103K | 6.5% | 9.2% | 4% | B+ |
| 991 | Calverton MD | 17,624 | $107K | 9.7% | 6.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 992 | Santa Fe Springs CA | 18,793 | $88K | 13.0% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Seabrook, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Work next door: 13% of Seabrook’s workers
The biggest share goes to Pasadena (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seabrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | – | B+ | B− | 29 min | $102,726 |
| El Lago | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $95,625 |
| Clear Lake Shores | under 2% | A− | B | 34 min | $111,818 |
| Pasadena | 6% | C | B | 27 min | $64,927 |
| League City | 6% | A | B− | 30 min | $121,099 |
| Kemah | 1% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $85,357 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seabrook’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 Seabrook: questions
What is the median household income in Seabrook?
$102,726 (±$30,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seabrook?
6.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seabrook?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seabrook work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (33%, 27 mi), League City (6%, 10 mi), Pasadena (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seabrook walkable?
Seabrook is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seabrook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seabrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seabrook
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.