Photo: nsaum75¡שיחת! · CC BY-SA 3.0Webster has 3.3 jobs for every working resident: 18,327 people commute in to work
Jobs and income earn Webster C+; getting around on foot earns it B. Webster has 18,705 jobs, and 5,742 of its residents work somewhere. 7% of workers work from home (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Webster and work: the main findings
Webster fills up on a workday
Webster has 18,705 jobs, 3.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 25,000 people are in town, more than double the 13,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Webster works one town over
54% of working residents work in a town that borders Webster: Houston (44%), League City (6%) and Nassau Bay (2%). Next door ↓
The biggest group of Webster’s workers comes from Houston
3,858 of the people who work in Webster live in Houston, 24 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
Webster’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Webster is better than 42% of U.S. towns, #337 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Webster’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.5%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Webster could be anywhere from C to A−.
Webster by day and by night
On a workday 5,364 residents head out to work and 378 work right here.
About 25,000 people are in Webster on a workday afternoon, 104% more 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.
Where Webster’s workforce comes from
Where Webster clocks in
44% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Webster
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 17,235 → 18,705. 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 Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, about the TX average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Webster workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,893 commuters (the 7% 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.
Webster’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The commute in Webster is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Webster is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #180 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,313 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.3% of Webster households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Webster’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Webster is 1,612th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Rendon TX | 14,632 | $118K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,610 | Seven Oaks SC | 15,921 | $63K | 12.2% | 6.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,611 | East Highland Park VA | 15,265 | $65K | 12.8% | 6.8% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,612 | Webster TX | 12,507 | $61K | 13.7% | 6.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,613 | Port Neches TX | 13,768 | $82K | 13.1% | 7.4% | 13% | C+ |
| 1,614 | Little River SC | 11,771 | $66K | 12.7% | 4.2% | 10% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Webster, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door is work for 54% of Webster
The biggest share goes to Houston (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webster workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster | – | C+ | B | 28 min | $61,264 |
| League City | 6% | A | B− | 30 min | $121,099 |
| Houston | 44% | C+ | A | 27 min | $64,813 |
| Nassau Bay | 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $71,696 |
| Friendswood | 2% | A | B | 29 min | $126,508 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Webster’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 Webster: questions
What is the median household income in Webster?
$61,264 (±$9,590) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Webster?
13.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Webster?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Webster work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (44%, 24 mi), League City (6%, 3 mi), Pasadena (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Webster walkable?
Webster is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Webster without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Webster, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webster
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.