More than half of South Point’s working residents commute to Brownsville
At 27 minutes each way, commutes from South Point run about the Texas average. Jobs and income earn South Point C−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Household incomes here are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in South Point
More than half of South Point works in Brownsville
239 working residents, 58%, have their main job in Brownsville, 10 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in South Point itself. The commute map ↓
South Point is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in South Point, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Point has about 640 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 412 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
South Point’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, South Point is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds South Point’s grade up (ahead of 53% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($49,779, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: South Point’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, South Point could be anywhere from D to A−.
The towns that employ South Point’s residents
Where South Point clocks in
58% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
South Point by day and by night
On a workday 412 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in South Point on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
About 27 minutes each way for South Point’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Point workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from South Point
About 21% 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.
The commute in South Point is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Point is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.0% across Texas, on an EPA index of 2.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 417 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). 0.0% of South Point households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of South Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
South Point is 1,934th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Weston TX | 1,140 | $144K | 2.8% | 0.7% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Randolph AFB TX | 1,240 | $113K | 2.8% | 3.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,932 | Urbancrest OH | 1,003 | $42K | 41.5% | 23.8% | 1% | C− |
| 1,933 | Sun Prairie MT | 1,171 | $56K | 9.9% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 1,934 | South Point TX | 1,054 | $50K | 13.7% | 4.6% | 0% | C− |
| 1,935 | Rossville IL | 1,170 | $62K | 10.4% | 2.9% | 3% | C− |
| 1,936 | Washington Township IN | 1,234 | $72K | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 South Point, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 58% of South Point’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Point | – | C− | B− | 27 min | $49,779 |
| Brownsville | 58% | C− | B− | 21 min | $52,130 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brownsville. Darker towns draw more of South Point’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 South Point: questions
What is the median household income in South Point?
$49,779 (±$32,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Point?
13.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Point?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Point work?
0% work in town.
Is South Point walkable?
South Point is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 2.7 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Point 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 South Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Point
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.