Photo: WhisperToMe at English Wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Southside Place top those of 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 10.1 in Houston. 5.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole. Southside Place grades A+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Southside Place: the gist
More than half of Southside Place works in Houston
599 working residents, 70%, have their main job in Houston, 6 miles away. That’s 70 times as many as work in Southside Place itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Southside Place than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Southside Place fell from 2,056 in 2014 to 986 in 2024, −52%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most Southside Place residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 851 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Southside Place’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Southside Place is among the top U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Southside Place’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Southside Place could be anywhere from A to A+.
70% of working residents work in Houston
Where Southside Place clocks in
70% of workers
2% 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 Southside Place, services account for most jobs
986 jobs are based in Southside Place.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southside Place, 2014 → 2024: 2,056 → 986. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Southside Place’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Southside Place, by distance
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.
Who works in Southside Place, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 839 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 974 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 (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Southside Place: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southside Place workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 648 commuters (the 21% 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.
Southside Place is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 821 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 4.8% of Southside Place households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Southside Place’s commuters take a bus or train.
30th of 5,921: where Southside Place ranks among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Rollingwood TX | 1,466 | $240K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 25 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Oak Grove VA | 2,408 | $174K | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 29 | Tonka Bay MN | 1,561 | $156K | 3.5% | 9.7% | <1% | A+ |
| 30 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 31 | Shoreacres TX | 1,535 | $131K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 32 | Fife Heights WA | 1,446 | $157K | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Southside Place, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
How Southside Place compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to West University Place (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southside Place workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Place | – | A+ | A+ | 20 min | $162,885 |
| West University Place | 1% | A | A− | 20 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Southside Place’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Southside Place: questions
What is the median household income in Southside Place?
$162,885 (±$54,393) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southside Place?
5.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southside Place?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southside Place work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (70%, 6 mi), Bellaire (2%, 2 mi), Sugar Land (2%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Southside Place walkable?
Southside Place is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Southside Place without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Southside Place, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southside Place
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. 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.