Earning a living in Weir
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% stay in Weir for work; outside it, Austin is the main destination (24%, 28 miles). 215 jobs are based in Weir for 255 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Weir, in brief
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Weir
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.
The daily flow of workers through Weir
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
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 Weir’s working residents head each day
Where Weir clocks in
24% of workers
15% 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.
Goods, not services: 55% of the jobs in Weir
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weir, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 215. 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 Weir’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weir workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 13% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Weir’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weir workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weir | – | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Georgetown | 15% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $95,062 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Georgetown. Darker towns draw more of Weir’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 Weir: questions
What is the poverty rate in Weir?
15.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weir?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weir work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (24%, 28 mi), Georgetown (15%, 6 mi), Round Rock (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weir 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 Weir, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weir
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.