With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Star Harbor works elsewhere
Star Harbor has 3 jobs; 154 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Star Harbor for work; outside it, Athens is the main destination (14%, 13 miles). Commuters spend 49 minutes getting to work on average; Texas averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Star Harbor quiets down on a workday
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Star Harbor on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Star Harbor: the destinations
Where Star Harbor clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Star Harbor
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Star Harbor, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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 Star Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Star Harbor’s commute takes about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Star Harbor workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 10% 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 Star Harbor’s workers travel
About 39% 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 Star Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Star Harbor?
$107,083 (±$33,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Star Harbor?
5.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Star Harbor?
49 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Star Harbor work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (14%, 13 mi), Malakoff (13%, 2 mi), Dallas (5%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Star Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Star Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Star Harbor
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.