For about three in four of its working residents, Sunset Acres is a commute to Laredo
Hardly any work in Sunset Acres; the top destination outside it is Laredo (75%, 16 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Texas has 14%. No jobs are based in Sunset Acres in the Census job records; 4 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Sunset Acres
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Sunset Acres on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where the trip to work from Sunset Acres ends
Where Sunset Acres clocks in
75% of workers
25% 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.
Working from home in Sunset Acres
of Sunset Acres workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 0% 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 Sunset Acres
About 25% 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.
Sunset Acres and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sunset Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Acres | – | — | — | — | — |
| Four Points | under 25% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Four Points: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sunset Acres’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 Sunset Acres: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sunset Acres?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sunset Acres work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Sunset Acres 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 Sunset Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sunset Acres
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.