Work and commuting in Zapata Ranch
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas. Hardly any stay in Zapata Ranch for work; outside it, Harlingen is the main destination (14%, 14 miles). No jobs are based in Zapata Ranch in the Census job records; 29 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Zapata Ranch
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Zapata Ranch on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Out of Zapata Ranch to work: where people go
Where Zapata Ranch clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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 Zapata Ranch
of Zapata Ranch workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 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 Zapata Ranch
About 24% 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 Zapata Ranch: questions
What is the median household income in Zapata Ranch?
$111,270 (±$863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zapata Ranch?
3.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Zapata Ranch work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlingen (14%, 14 mi), Raymondville (10%, 8 mi), La Feria (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zapata Ranch 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 Zapata Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zapata Ranch
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.