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Jobs & commute in Sylvester

Jobs, income and commuting in Sylvester, TX

The Census job records count 21 working residents of Sylvester and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Sylvester itself; outside it, Sweetwater draws the most (19%, 20 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 21 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Sylvester

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Sylvester: the destinations

Anson: 1 residents work here (5%)Roscoe: 1 residents work here (5%)Coleman: 1 residents work here (5%)Vernon: 1 residents work here (5%)Snyder: 3 residents work here (14%)Sweetwater: 4 residents work here (19%)Burleson: 1 residents work here (5%)Fort Worth: 1 residents work here (5%)San Antonio: 1 residents work here (5%)Abilene: 3 residents work here (14%)SylvesterSweetwaterSnyderAbileneAnsonRoscoeColemanSylvester
1
Sweetwater19.8 mi away
19%4
2
Snyder38.5 mi away
14%3
3
Abilene35.1 mi away
14%3
4
Anson20.7 mi away
5%1
5
Roscoe25.4 mi away
5%1
6
Coleman78.3 mi away
5%1
7
Vernon112.6 mi away
5%1
8
Burleson170.9 mi away
5%1
9
Fort Worth168.6 mi away
5%1
10
San Antonio247.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%4
The top trips

Where Sylvester clocks in

19%Sweetwater
19% of workers
19.8 mi awaySweetwater4 Sylvester residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
38.5 mi awaySnyder3 Sylvester residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14% of workers
35.1 mi awayAbilene3 Sylvester residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

The commute from Sylvester, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSweetwater: 19% · 19.8 miSnyder: 14% · 38.5 miAbilene: 14% · 35.1 miAnson: 5% · 20.7 miRoscoe: 5% · 25.4 miColeman: 5% · 78.3 miVernon: 5% · 112.6 miBurleson: 5% · 170.9 miFort Worth: 5% · 168.6 miSan Antonio: 5% · 247.3 miSweetwater 19%Snyder 14%Abilene 14%Anson 5%Roscoe 5%Sylvester
SylvesterTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi1 residents
29%10–24 mi6 residents
38%25–50 mi8 residents
29%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 29% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sylvester: questions

Where do people who live in Sylvester work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sweetwater (19%, 20 mi), Snyder (14%, 38 mi), Abilene (14%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Sylvester, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Sylvester

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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.