Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety70#274/924
Economy1#915/925
Housing45#508/925
Health67#309/925
Healthcare5#879/923
Environment2#899/917
Education14#794/925
Infrastructure30#651/925
Community0#921/925
Leisure & amenities3#898/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Injury deaths · low35 /100k
100/100Texas 69 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · low6.9 /100k
99/100Texas 14.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Distance to an airport · low9 mi
98/100Texas 33 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low4.1 /100k
98/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low5.7 /100k
97/100Texas 13.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Traffic deaths · low7.6 /100k
93/100Texas 14.1 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high31.5%
0/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Hot days · high182 days
0/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Income adjusted for local prices · low$41,085
0/100Texas $71,940United States $73,2042024U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisAggregated from counties
Food insecurity · high37.5%
0/100Texas 19.4%United States 15.6%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Poor or fair health · high34.1%
1/100Texas 23.2%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · high18.3%
1/100Texas 10.5%United States 8.3%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
872,753 (2020) → 921,549 (2025)
+5.6%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
38% (2021) → 69% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+31 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
68.4% (2015-2019) → 88.0% (2020-2024)
+20 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New business applicationsImproving
7.2 /1k (2020) → 10.8 /1k (2025)
+51%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Mental health providersImproving
70 /100k (2021) → 101 /100k (2025)
+43%4 yearsUS 282 /100k → 348 /100k
Flu vaccinationsWorsening
45.0% (2019) → 37.0% (2023)
−8 pts4 yearsUS 48.0% → 44.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area improved on 20 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 3 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved20

Broadband+20 points68.4% → 88.0%
High school++4.5 points65.7% → 70.2%
Unemployment−5.2 points11.5% → 6.3%
Rent / income−2.1 points31.4% → 29.3%
Poverty−3 points29.7% → 26.7%

Declined6

Violent crime+9.8%259 /100k → 284 /100k
Suicides+28%5.4 /100k → 6.9 /100k
Grocery stores−13%1.1 /10k → 1.0 /10k
Pharmacies−19%1.5 /10k → 1.2 /10k
Traffic deaths+9.3%7.0 /100k → 7.6 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.6 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+5.8%	Improved	42%
Average commute time	22.5 min2015-2019	22.5 min2020-2024	+0.0 min	Within the margin of error	63%
Average weekly wage	$7182020	$8452025	+18%	Improved	10%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%2015-2019	20.6%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Improved	30%
Broadband subscriptions	68.4%2015-2019	88.0%2020-2024	+20 points	Improved	97%
Child poverty rate	41.4%2015-2019	36.4%2020-2024	−4.9 points	Improved	76%
Distance to an airport	10 mi2020	9 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	94%
Drug overdose deaths	6.4 /100k2020	4.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−36%	Improved	64%
Effective property tax rate	1.94%2015-2019	1.63%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	90%
Firearm deaths	6.4 /100k2020	5.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−11%	Improved	68%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	19%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.5 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+24%	Improved	75%
High school diploma or higher	65.7%2015-2019	70.2%2020-2024	+4.5 points	Improved	93%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.6×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	54%
Homicide rate	4.1 /100k2020	3.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−27%	Improved	51%
Income adjusted for local prices	$32,3762019	$41,0852024	+27%	Improved	16%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4872015-2019	0.4772020-2024	−0.010	Within the margin of error	78%
Median household income	$40,0142015-2019	$54,3382020-2024	+36%	Improved	88%
New business applications	7.2 /1k2020	10.8 /1k2025	+51%	Improved	58%
Pharmacies	1.5 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−19%	Declined	23%
Poverty rate	29.7%2015-2019	26.7%2020-2024	−3 points	Improved	87%
Property crime rate	1,811 /100k2020	1,317 /100k2025	−27%	Improved	36%
Public libraries	0.2 /10k2019	0.2 /10k2024	+0.9%	Little change	69%
Public transit commuters	0.4%2015-2019	0.2%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Rent as share of income	31.4%2015-2019	29.3%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Improved	87%
Rent-burdened households	52.5%2015-2019	48.7%2020-2024	−3.8 points	Improved	84%
Restaurants and bars	5.3 /10k2020	5.8 /10k2025	+9.5%	Improved	79%
Suicide rate	5.4 /100k2020	6.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+28%	Declined	18%
Traffic deaths	7.0 /100k2015-2019	7.6 /100k2020-2024	+9.3%	Declined	46%
Unemployment rate	11.5%2020	6.3%2025	−5.2 points	Improved	95%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	33.4%2015-2019	31.5%2020-2024	−2 points	Improved	85%
Violent crime rate	259 /100k2020	284 /100k2025	+9.8%	Declined	18%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area itself moved +2.5 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

891,977 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

270,210 households (±1,465)

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
United States share

Under $25k25%67,721
$25k–50k22%58,987
$50k–75k17%44,925

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

270,210 households (±1,465)

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
United States share

Own67%182,271
Rent33%87,939

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

345,428 workers (±3,940)

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
United States share

Drive alone75%258,204
Carpool11%37,722
Public transit0.2%†819

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX employ 110,330 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Home Health and Personal Care Aides46,380 jobs	46,380	$23,960US $35,800	−33%	5.65×
Fast Food and Counter Workers12,160 jobs	12,160	$22,790US $31,200	−27%	1.65×
Retail Salespersons8,960 jobs	8,960	$27,420US $35,410	−23%	1.2×
Customer Service Representatives8,270 jobs	8,270	$35,830US $44,770	−20%	1.67×
Cashiers7,000 jobs	7,000	$27,020US $32,880	−18%	1.19×
General and Operations Managers6,480 jobs	6,480	$74,570US $105,770	−29%	0.97×
Stockers and Order Fillers5,870 jobs	5,870	$35,080US $37,330	−6%	1.09×
Office Clerks, General5,420 jobs	5,420	$32,130US $45,010	−29%	1.15×
Registered Nurses5,400 jobs	5,400	$80,540US $97,550	−17%	0.84×
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers4,390 jobs	4,390	$47,040US $58,640	−20%	1.12×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX has 13,393 employer establishments, 149 for every 10,000 residents (0.60× the US rate of 248), with 227,682 paid employees at an average annual pay of $36,895. The Census Bureau also counts 107,444 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 13,393; 107,444 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 149; US 248
Paid employees: 227,682
Average annual pay: $36,895; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	1,724	19.1	0.92×About typical	33,045	$39,352	3,995
Restaurants and other eating places	1,131	12.6	0.68×Fewer than typical	25,547	$19,380	1,095
Offices of physicians	687	7.6	1.18×About typical	7,740	$79,343	592
Limited-service restaurants	522	5.8	0.72×Fewer than typical	14,061	$17,456	253
Lessors of real estate	498	5.5	0.45×Fewer than typical	2,093	$77,275	4,718
Full-service restaurants	455	5	0.66×Fewer than typical	9,662	$22,198	463
Specialty trade contractors	437	4.8	0.31×Fewer than typical	3,539	$48,686	11,157
Truck transportation	377	4.2	0.83×About typical	4,505	$47,601	7,577
Insurance agencies and brokerages	363	4	0.92×About typical	1,716	$48,142	1,544
Legal services	357	4	0.74×Fewer than typical	1,799	$56,669	574
Clothing and accessories stores	354	3.9	1.08×About typical	6,020	$19,371	1,498
Offices of other health practitioners	350	3.9	0.64×Fewer than typical	2,421	$39,921	1,561

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 901,096 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.1B on contracts performed in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area: $1,233 per resident (US $2,008).

Obligations: $1.1B; −63% vs FY2025
Per resident: $1,233; US $2,008
Sole-source: 1.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.6%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$626M55%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$234.5M21%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$214.3M19%
Defense Logistics Agency$25.3M2.2%
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$13.9M1.2%
Public Buildings Service$6.6M0.6%
U.S. Coast Guard$4.1M0.4%
Federal Aviation Administration$3.4M0.3%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

95.7MFY2017
167.6MFY2018
856.3MFY2019
253MFY2020
880.6MFY2021
629.4MFY2022
785.3MFY2023
621.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$784.8M69%
Investigation and security services · 5616$235.7M21%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$50.5M4.4%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$25.3M2.2%
Facilities support services · 5612$10.8M0.9%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$5M

Largest awards

CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER BARRIER WALL SYSTEM.$873.5M
BCCG A JOINT VENTURE· Hidalgo County, TX· Construction & real property· Sep 24, 2025 – Aug 7, 2026· 70B01C25F00001121
CONSTRUCT 23 MILES OF BORDER WALL SYSTEM AND 81 MILES OF SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES.$668.2M
BARNARD SPENCER JOINT VENTURE· Hidalgo County, TX· Construction & real property· Sep 19, 2025 – Aug 21, 2026· 70B01C25F00001008
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WORLD SCREWWORM (NWS) FACILITY TO PRODUCE 300 MILLION STERILE FLIES PER WEEK.$610M
M. A. MORTENSON COMPANY· Hidalgo County, TX· Construction & real property· Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 6, 2026· W9126G26CA011
CONSTRUCTION BORDER BARRIER

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $3.4B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area: $3,671 per resident (US $12,990).

Assistance · FY2026: $3.4B; +5.2% vs FY2025
Per resident: $3,671; US $12,990
Loan face value: $135.7M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.5B45%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$420.8M12%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$268.8M7.9%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$236.4M7.0%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$216.5M6.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$213.4M6.3%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$109.3M3.2%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$86.1M2.5%

Top recipients (organizations)

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$211.9M6.3%
AUSTIN, TX
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY$177.6M5.2%
EDINBURG, TX
SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE$69.4M2.1%
MCALLEN, TX
HIDALGO COUNTY HEADSTART PROGRAM$34.2M1.0%
MCALLEN, TX
CITY OF MCALLEN$24.3M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$2.2B66%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$470.8M14%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$227.3M6.7%
Federal Highway Administration$211.9M6.3%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$58.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

3.3BFY2021
2.7BFY2022
2.8BFY2023
3BFY2024
3.2BFY2025
3.4BFY2026

County aggregates

80%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Hidalgo CountyCentral county17921,549

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Areas based in Texas, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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What changed in five years

Improved20

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

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Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

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Jobs and pay

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Local businesses

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Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Principal cities

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Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Neighboring metro and micro areas

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Data and sources

Improved20

Declined6

Age and sex

Household income

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How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

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Time to get to work

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