Earning a living in Tulsita
Hardly any work in Tulsita; the top destination outside it is Beeville (15%, 17 miles). No jobs are based in Tulsita in the Census job records; 13 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Tulsita, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2 people are in Tulsita on a workday afternoon, 87% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Tulsita work
Where Tulsita clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Half of Tulsita commutes less than 25 miles
About 46% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Tulsita
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tulsita workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsita | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pettus | under 8% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pettus: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tulsita’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 2024, 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 Tulsita: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tulsita?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tulsita work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beeville (15%, 17 mi), Three Rivers (8%, 25 mi), Pearsall (8%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tulsita, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tulsita
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.