Jobs and the daily commute in Tierra Verde
Hardly any work in Tierra Verde itself; outside it, Corpus Christi draws the most (33%, 33 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 14% across Texas. Tierra Verde has 45 jobs for 69 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Tierra Verde, and who commutes in
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15 people are in Tierra Verde on a workday afternoon, 62% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Out of Tierra Verde to work: where people go
Where Tierra Verde clocks in
33% of workers
7% 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 Tierra Verde, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tierra Verde, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 45. 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 Tierra Verde’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tierra Verde
of Tierra Verde workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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 Tierra Verde
About 42% 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.
Around Tierra Verde: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tierra Verde workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Verde | – | — | — | — | — |
| Spring Gardens | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Gardens: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tierra Verde’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 Tierra Verde: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tierra Verde?
43.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tierra Verde work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corpus Christi (33%, 33 mi), Robstown (7%, 4 mi), San Antonio (7%, 127 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tierra Verde 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 Tierra Verde, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tierra Verde
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.