More than half of Simonton’s working residents commute to Houston
A typical one-way commute lasts 41 minutes, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Simonton for work; outside it, Houston is the main destination (53%, 36 miles). 173 jobs are based in Simonton, against 330 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Simonton, in a few figures
More than half of Simonton works in Houston
176 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Houston, 36 miles away. That’s far more as work in Simonton itself. The commute map ↓
Simonton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 107 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; with 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Simonton’s working residents head each day
Where Simonton clocks in
53% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Simonton takes about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Simonton workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 commuters (the 20% 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.
Who commutes out of Simonton, and who commutes in
On a workday 330 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Simonton on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.52 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.
Goods, not services: 77% of the jobs in Simonton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Simonton, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 173. 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 Simonton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Simonton’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
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 Simonton: questions
What is the median household income in Simonton?
$109,375 (±$72,397) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Simonton?
11.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Simonton?
41 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Simonton work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Simonton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Simonton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Simonton
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.