Earning a living in Villa del Sol
Hardly any stay in Villa del Sol for work; outside it, Harlingen is the main destination (27%, 7 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. No jobs are based in Villa del Sol in the Census job records; 41 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Villa del Sol by day
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Villa del Sol on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 people from Villa del Sol work
Where Villa del Sol clocks in
27% of workers
15% 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 Villa del Sol
of Villa del Sol workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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 Villa del Sol
About 22% 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.
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 Villa del Sol: questions
What is the poverty rate in Villa del Sol?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Villa del Sol work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlingen (27%, 7 mi), Brownsville (15%, 15 mi), Rio Hondo (12%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Villa del Sol 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 Villa del Sol, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villa del Sol
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.