West Orange has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C−: better than 18% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #535 of 642 in Texas.
Walkability D: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns · #583 of 642 in Texas.
Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 20 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in West Orange; the top destination outside it is Orange (17%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in West Orange
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in West Orange are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
West Orange and Orange trade workers both ways
Orange is the top workplace for West Orange residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in West Orange come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few West Orange workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from West Orange are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 ↓
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.
What’s behind West Orange’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Orange is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #535 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds West Orange’s grade up (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Orange could be anywhere from D to B.
What the 613 jobs in West Orange are
613 jobs are based in West Orange. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Orange’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Orange, 2013 → 2023: 743 → 613. 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.
17% of working residents work in Orange
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where West Orange clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Texas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Orange workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,100 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.
Half of West Orange commutes less than 22 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 36% 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.
West Orange quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,322 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 566 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in West Orange on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
Most trips from West Orange start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Orange is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #583 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% 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 1,100 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of West Orange households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Orange’s commuters take a bus or train.
West Orange is 3,659th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of West Orange, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,657 | Rossville GA | 3,922 | $59K | 14.1% | 8.5% | 2% | C− |
| 3,658 | Calabash NC | 3,069 | $65K | 17.6% | 4.9% | 11% | C− |
| 3,659 | West Orange TX | 3,391 | $60K | 22.9% | 8.4% | 3% | C− |
| 3,660 | Tobacco Township MI | 2,519 | $64K | 8.7% | 8.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,661 | Menallen Township PA | 3,980 | $64K | 17.4% | 9.7% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
17% of West Orange works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Orange (17%). Darker towns draw more of West Orange’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Orange workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Orange | – | C− | D | 20 min | $60,323 |
| Orange | 17% | C− | C+ | 23 min | $62,891 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 West Orange: questions
What is the median household income in West Orange?
$60,323 (±$16,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Orange?
22.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Orange?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Orange work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orange (17%, 3 mi), Beaumont (13%, 23 mi), Houston (10%, 100 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Orange walkable?
West Orange is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Orange without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Orange, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Orange
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.