Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainHousehold incomes in Seminole are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Seminole B−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Below the poverty line: 6.5% of residents, next to 13.8% across Texas. 1% of workers work from home (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Seminole
Seminole has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Seminole went from 2,245 in 2013 to 3,498 in 2023, +56%. The jobs ↓
Few Seminole workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Seminole’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seminole is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #312 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment holds Seminole’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 20% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Seminole could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The kinds of work in Seminole
3,498 jobs are based in Seminole.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seminole, 2013 → 2023: 2,245 → 3,498. 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 Seminole’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Seminole: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seminole workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,924 commuters (the 1% 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 Seminole works
About 36% 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.
A workday in Seminole: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,955 residents head out to work, 1,082 work right here, and 2,416 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 (1.15 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.
5% of working residents work in Midland
Where Seminole clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
In Seminole, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seminole is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #272 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 2,955 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). 8.0% of Seminole households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Seminole’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,051 U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,400, Seminole comes 1,845th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Oak Point TX | 6,909 | $126K | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,843 | Fairfield ME | 6,537 | $64K | 10.9% | 2.8% | 9% | B− |
| 1,844 | Grove City PA | 7,694 | $57K | 10.8% | 2.9% | 20% | B− |
| 1,845 | Seminole TX | 7,730 | $60K | 6.5% | 2.8% | 36% | B− |
| 1,846 | Tanaina AK | 9,646 | $106K | 8.6% | 4.9% | — | B− |
| 1,847 | Cottonwood CA | 7,408 | $96K | 8.7% | 5.9% | 7% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,051 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Seminole, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
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 Seminole: questions
What is the median household income in Seminole?
$60,390 (±$14,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seminole?
6.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seminole?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seminole work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Midland (5%, 58 mi), Odessa (4%, 61 mi), Hobbs (3%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seminole walkable?
Seminole is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seminole without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seminole, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seminole
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.