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Jobs & commute in Seven Oaks

Work and commuting in Seven Oaks

The Census job records count 20 working residents of Seven Oaks and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Seven Oaks; the top destination outside it is Livingston (20%, 11 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all; Texas has 14%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Seven Oaks on a workday afternoon

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night73
Workday53
73live here− 20head out to work+ 0come in to work= 53on a workday

About 53 people are in Seven Oaks on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where people from Seven Oaks work

Goodrich: 1 residents work here (5%)Seven OaksPoint Blank: 1 residents work here (5%)Corrigan: 1 residents work here (5%)Winnsboro: 1 residents work here (5%)Livingston: 4 residents work here (20%)Port Neches: 1 residents work here (5%)Jasper: 1 residents work here (5%)Palestine: 1 residents work here (5%)Lufkin: 1 residents work here (5%)Plano: 1 residents work here (5%)LivingstonGoodrichPoint BlankCorriganWinnsboroPort NechesSeven Oaks
1
Livingston10.9 mi away
20%4
2
Goodrich17.6 mi away
5%1
3
Point Blank22.3 mi away
5%1
4
Corrigan10.3 mi away
5%1
5
Winnsboro147.6 mi away
5%1
6
Port Neches81.5 mi away
5%1
7
Jasper51.5 mi away
5%1
8
Palestine77.8 mi away
5%1
9
Lufkin33.4 mi away
5%1
10
Plano188 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%7
The top trips

Where Seven Oaks clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Seven Oaks

Working from home
8%

of Seven Oaks workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Seven Oaks gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 35 commuters (the 8% 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.

How far

Half of Seven Oaks commutes less than 37 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLivingston: 20% · 10.9 miGoodrich: 5% · 17.6 miPoint Blank: 5% · 22.3 miCorrigan: 5% · 10.3 miWinnsboro: 5% · 147.6 miPort Neches: 5% · 81.5 miJasper: 5% · 51.5 miPalestine: 5% · 77.8 miLufkin: 5% · 33.4 miPlano: 5% · 188 miLivingston 20%Goodrich 5%Point Blank 5%Corrigan 5%Winnsboro 5%Seven Oaks
Seven OaksTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
35%10–24 mi7 residents
10%25–50 mi2 residents
50%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 50% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Seven Oaks: questions

What is the median household income in Seven Oaks?

$60,733 (±$16,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Seven Oaks?

16.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Seven Oaks work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Livingston (20%, 11 mi), Goodrich (5%, 18 mi), Point Blank (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Seven Oaks 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 Seven Oaks, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Seven Oaks

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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.