With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Trinidad works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26. 64 jobs are based in Trinidad, against 311 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Trinidad apart
Trinidad is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Trinidad, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trinidad has about 610 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Trinidad workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 311 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Trinidad, and who commutes in
On a workday 309 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Trinidad on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Miles to work from Trinidad
About 35% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Trinidad
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trinidad workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 370 commuters (the 5% 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.
12% of working residents work in Malakoff
Where Trinidad clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
What Trinidad’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trinidad, 2013 → 2023: 291 → 64. 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 Trinidad’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 12% of Trinidad’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Malakoff. Darker towns draw more of Trinidad’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 Trinidad: questions
What is the median household income in Trinidad?
$50,333 (±$23,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trinidad?
21.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trinidad?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trinidad work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Malakoff (12%, 5 mi), Athens (12%, 17 mi), Tyler (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trinidad without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trinidad, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trinidad
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.