Jobs and earnings in Zarate, and the trip to work
Hardly any stay in Zarate for work; outside it, Rio Grande City is the main destination (29%, 12 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Texas as a whole. No jobs are based in Zarate in the Census job records; 21 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zarate by day and by night
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Zarate on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where Zarate’s working residents head each day
Where Zarate 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 Zarate
of Zarate workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 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.
Half of Zarate commutes less than 24 miles
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 Zarate: questions
What is the poverty rate in Zarate?
0.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Zarate work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rio Grande City (29%, 12 mi), McAllen (14%, 25 mi), Deer Park (10%, 317 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zarate 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 Zarate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zarate
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.