2024 Demographics
Employment Data for Census Place (City): Houston
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Population 16+: Unemployed
Census Place (City): Houston
7.40%
County: Harris
7.34%
State: Texas
5.68%
| Workers by Means of Transportation to Work | Census Place (City): Houston | County: Harris | State: Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | |
| Worked at Home | 145,810 | 12.28% | 283,942 | 12.04% | 1,874,919 | 12.71% |
| Walked | 23,364 | 1.97% | 32,903 | 1.39% | 205,093 | 1.39% |
| Bicycle | 6,542 | 0.55% | 8,200 | 0.35% | 32,276 | 0.22% |
| Carpooled | 115,744 | 9.75% | 233,180 | 9.88% | 1,389,183 | 9.42% |
| Drove Alone | 827,377 | 69.67% | 1,700,788 | 72.09% | 10,895,426 | 73.85% |
| Public Transport | 36,135 | 3.04% | 48,238 | 2.04% | 138,310 | 0.94% |
| Other | 32,559 | 2.74% | 51,920 | 2.20% | 219,204 | 1.49% |
| Workers by Travel Time to Work | Census Place (City): Houston | County: Harris | State: Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | Workers | % of Workers | |
| Under 15 Minutes | 201,043 | 18.48% | 383,714 | 17.71% | 3,330,523 | 24.90% |
| 15 - 29 Minutes | 414,020 | 38.05% | 774,970 | 35.77% | 4,917,586 | 36.77% |
| 30 - 44 Minutes | 301,793 | 27.73% | 592,171 | 27.33% | 2,955,796 | 22.10% |
| 45 - 59 Minutes | 95,457 | 8.77% | 229,425 | 10.59% | 1,134,822 | 8.49% |
| 60+ Minutes | 75,857 | 6.97% | 186,438 | 8.60% | 1,035,491 | 7.74% |
Average Commute Time
Census Place (City): Houston
30
Minutes
County: Harris
31 Minutes
State: Texas
29 Minutes
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry | Census Place (City): Houston | County: Harris | State: Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| Accommodation/Food Services | 90,642 | 7.47% | 172,018 | 7.14% | 1,074,422 | 7.20% |
| Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt | 74,522 | 6.14% | 131,067 | 5.44% | 680,904 | 4.56% |
| Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt | 31,973 | 2.64% | 63,191 | 2.62% | 364,668 | 2.44% |
| Entertainment/Rec Svcs | 16,620 | 1.37% | 29,217 | 1.21% | 207,554 | 1.39% |
| Construction | 137,177 | 11.31% | 258,915 | 10.75% | 1,292,111 | 8.66% |
| Educational Svcs | 103,603 | 8.54% | 214,999 | 8.93% | 1,427,935 | 9.57% |
| Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse | 74,158 | 6.11% | 141,935 | 5.89% | 1,036,396 | 6.95% |
| Health Care/Soc Asst | 138,835 | 11.45% | 264,796 | 10.99% | 1,803,378 | 12.09% |
| Information | 12,960 | 1.07% | 27,306 | 1.13% | 233,807 | 1.57% |
| Mgmt of Companies | 3,646 | 0.30% | 7,296 | 0.30% | 28,722 | 0.19% |
| Total Manufacturing | 97,363 | 8.03% | 226,369 | 9.40% | 1,280,443 | 8.58% |
| Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin | 65,546 | 5.40% | 128,272 | 5.33% | 748,820 | 5.02% |
| Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin | 101,921 | 8.40% | 186,316 | 7.74% | 1,118,129 | 7.49% |
| Public Administration | 30,878 | 2.55% | 64,865 | 2.69% | 619,237 | 4.15% |
| Retail Trade | 123,403 | 10.17% | 256,147 | 10.63% | 1,669,296 | 11.19% |
| Transport/Warehse/Utils | 75,694 | 6.24% | 162,816 | 6.76% | 954,765 | 6.40% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33,999 | 2.80% | 73,083 | 3.03% | 380,796 | 2.55% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation | Census Place (City): Houston | County: Harris | State: Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| Architect/Engineer | 33,218 | 2.74% | 64,167 | 2.66% | 327,390 | 2.19% |
| Arts/Entertain/Sports | 19,459 | 1.60% | 35,462 | 1.47% | 244,397 | 1.64% |
| Building Grounds Maint | 64,052 | 5.28% | 106,567 | 4.42% | 544,292 | 3.65% |
| Business/Financial Ops | 75,530 | 6.23% | 144,257 | 5.99% | 853,093 | 5.72% |
| Community/Soc Svcs | 15,266 | 1.26% | 31,439 | 1.31% | 223,947 | 1.50% |
| Computer/Mathematical | 34,749 | 2.86% | 66,853 | 2.78% | 517,165 | 3.47% |
| Construction/Extraction | 108,179 | 8.92% | 197,145 | 8.19% | 984,716 | 6.60% |
| Edu/Training/Library | 64,806 | 5.34% | 139,193 | 5.78% | 948,493 | 6.36% |
| Farm/Fish/Forestry | 1,889 | 0.16% | 3,393 | 0.14% | 56,496 | 0.38% |
| Food Prep/Serving | 71,788 | 5.92% | 135,118 | 5.61% | 806,101 | 5.40% |
| Health Practitioner/Tec | 63,443 | 5.23% | 123,218 | 5.12% | 829,862 | 5.56% |
| Healthcare Support | 38,801 | 3.20% | 69,941 | 2.90% | 456,014 | 3.06% |
| Maintenance Repair | 35,577 | 2.93% | 79,916 | 3.32% | 505,128 | 3.39% |
| Legal | 21,822 | 1.80% | 33,288 | 1.38% | 152,494 | 1.02% |
| Life/Phys/Soc Science | 16,904 | 1.39% | 28,358 | 1.18% | 126,622 | 0.85% |
| Management | 112,795 | 9.30% | 230,594 | 9.57% | 1,611,262 | 10.80% |
| Office/Admin Support | 113,973 | 9.40% | 247,732 | 10.29% | 1,609,403 | 10.79% |
| Production | 56,047 | 4.62% | 126,058 | 5.23% | 720,479 | 4.83% |
| Protective Svcs | 22,333 | 1.84% | 48,129 | 2.00% | 324,676 | 2.18% |
| Sales/Related | 113,365 | 9.35% | 231,159 | 9.60% | 1,508,150 | 10.11% |
| Personal Care/Svc | 27,227 | 2.24% | 56,105 | 2.33% | 344,694 | 2.31% |
| Transportation/Moving | 101,717 | 8.39% | 210,516 | 8.74% | 1,226,509 | 8.22% |
| Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group | Census Place (City): Houston | County: Harris | State: Texas | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | Persons | % of Employed Civilian 16+ Population | |
| White Collar | 685,330 | 56.50% | 1,375,720 | 57.12% | 8,952,278 | 60.00% |
| Blue Collar | 301,520 | 24.86% | 613,635 | 25.48% | 3,436,832 | 23.03% |
| Service and Farm | 226,090 | 18.64% | 419,253 | 17.41% | 2,532,273 | 16.97% |
Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.