Photo: Stedil · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Woodbranch commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Woodbranch; the top destination outside it is Houston (39%, 30 miles). Woodbranch has 110 jobs, and 744 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Woodbranch are B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Woodbranch
Woodbranch is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in Woodbranch, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodbranch has about 990 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
39% of Woodbranch works in Houston
288 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Houston, 30 miles away. That’s far more as work in Woodbranch itself. The commute map ↓
Woodbranch workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 744 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Woodbranch
On income, poverty and job access, Woodbranch is better than 46% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Woodbranch’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (26.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (5.0%) is left out: Woodbranch’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Woodbranch could be anywhere from C to A+.
How a workday changes Woodbranch
On a workday 741 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Woodbranch on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
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 Woodbranch’s working residents head each day
Where Woodbranch clocks in
39% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Time on the road from Woodbranch: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodbranch workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 712 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.
85% of the jobs in Woodbranch pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodbranch, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 110. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodbranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Woodbranch, by distance
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.
The commute in Woodbranch is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Woodbranch is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Woodbranch near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 768 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). 0.0% of Woodbranch households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Woodbranch’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,505th of 6,161: where Woodbranch ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Seis Lagos TX | 1,391 | $249K | 1.2% | 4.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Rollingwood TX | 1,466 | $240K | 4.6% | 2.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 29 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,503 | Fallon Station NV | 1,399 | $67K | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0% | B− |
| 2,504 | Sunray TX | 1,739 | $66K | 8.2% | 2.8% | 16% | B− |
| 2,505 | Woodbranch TX | 1,624 | $86K | 26.6% | 5.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,506 | Yacolt WA | 1,730 | $85K | 5.8% | 1.7% | <1% | B− |
| 2,507 | Conway Township KS | 1,144 | $74K | 9.7% | 3.6% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Woodbranch, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Woodbranch: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodbranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbranch | – | B− | C− | 38 min | $85,500 |
| Roman Forest | under 1% | A | C− | 38 min | $138,750 |
| Patton Village | under 1% | B− | D | 35 min | $77,669 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Woodbranch’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 Woodbranch: questions
What is the median household income in Woodbranch?
$85,500 (±$24,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodbranch?
26.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodbranch?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodbranch work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (39%, 30 mi), Conroe (4%, 21 mi), The Woodlands (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Woodbranch walkable?
Woodbranch is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodbranch without a car?
1% 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 Woodbranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodbranch
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. 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.