Work and Jobs in Amherst, Texas (TX) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Amherst are: Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (18.3% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.9% of civilian employees), Construction (6.7% of civilian employees). 68.2% of workers work in Lamb County and 7.7% of all workers work at home. 63.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 10.4% less than the rate of 69.6% across the entire state of Texas.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Amherst, Texas was 791 / 1,042
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Amherst, Texas was 791 / 1,042
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 18.3% (57) | 31.0% (53) | 2.8% (4) |
| Educational services | 10.9% (34) | 7.0% (12) | 15.6% (22) |
| Construction | 6.7% (21) | 12.3% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 6.7% (21) | 8.8% (15) | 4.3% (6) |
| Public administration | 6.1% (19) | 1.2% (2) | 12.1% (17) |
| Health care | 5.8% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 12.8% (18) |
| Finance and insurance | 5.4% (17) | 2.3% (4) | 9.2% (13) |
| Utilities | 4.8% (15) | 8.8% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 9.2% (13) |
| Private households | 3.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 7.8% (11) |
| Food | 3.2% (10) | 0.6% (1) | 6.4% (9) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.9% (9) | 2.9% (5) | 2.8% (4) |
| Truck transportation | 2.6% (8) | 4.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.2% (7) | 3.5% (6) | 0.7% (1) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.2% (7) | 4.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.9% (6) | 2.3% (4) | 1.4% (2) |
| Social assistance | 1.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (5) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (5) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.6% (5) | 1.8% (3) | 1.4% (2) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.6% (5) | 1.8% (3) | 1.4% (2) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (3) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.6% (2) | 1.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 1.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (2) |
| Machinery | 0.6% (2) | 1.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.6% (2) | 1.2% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (2) | 0.6% (1) | 0.7% (1) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.3% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (1) |
Unemployment in Amherst
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 100.0%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.4%Males
- 6.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 13.3%Males
- 25.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 10.5%Males
- 4.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 5.5%Males
- 7.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 5.4% (18) |
| Texas: | 5.5% (678,264) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 15.3% (52) |
| Texas: | 4.3% (525,841) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 1.7% (6) |
| Texas: | 4.9% (603,953) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 7.6% (26) |
| Texas: | 9.3% (1,152,822) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 31.2% (106) |
| Texas: | 15.3% (1,885,477) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 15.0% (51) |
| Texas: | 11.9% (1,469,628) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 8.5% (29) |
| Texas: | 11.3% (1,400,175) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 0.6% (2) |
| Texas: | 4.9% (599,574) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Amherst: | 11.0% (37) |
| Texas: | 6.7% (829,367) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Amherst: | 1.8% (6) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (720,594) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Amherst: | 1.5% (5) |
| Texas: | 6.3% (777,072) |
<5am:
| Amherst: | 1.0% (3) |
| Texas: | 3.1% (281,361) |
5:30am:
| Amherst: | 0.7% (2) |
| Texas: | 2.9% (262,060) |
6am:
| Amherst: | 1.3% (4) |
| Texas: | 4.4% (403,423) |
6:30am:
| Amherst: | 2.6% (8) |
| Texas: | 8.8% (808,876) |
7am:
| Amherst: | 7.8% (24) |
| Texas: | 10.7% (976,557) |
7:30am:
| Amherst: | 14.7% (45) |
| Texas: | 16.4% (1,500,904) |
8am:
| Amherst: | 25.8% (79) |
| Texas: | 16.8% (1,536,308) |
8:30am:
| Amherst: | 16.7% (51) |
| Texas: | 10.0% (913,601) |
9am:
| Amherst: | 7.2% (22) |
| Texas: | 4.4% (398,656) |
10am:
| Amherst: | 6.5% (20) |
| Texas: | 5.2% (472,592) |
11am:
| Amherst: | 1.0% (3) |
| Texas: | 2.2% (197,844) |
12pm:
| Amherst: | 1.0% (3) |
| Texas: | 0.9% (86,997) |
4pm:
| Amherst: | 5.6% (17) |
| Texas: | 5.5% (503,565) |
>4pm:
| Amherst: | 7.5% (23) |
| Texas: | 6.1% (563,107) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 7.4% (13) |
| Texas: | 7.0% (477,284) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 30.7% (53) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (394,876) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 3.4% (6) |
| Texas: | 5.9% (402,788) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 12.4% (21) |
| Texas: | 9.5% (652,306) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 16.9% (29) |
| Texas: | 14.1% (970,598) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 4.1% (7) |
| Texas: | 10.2% (696,429) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 8.9% (15) |
| Texas: | 10.6% (729,041) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 14.8% (26) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (401,071) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Amherst: | 1.2% (2) |
| Texas: | 6.4% (435,950) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 3.3% (5) |
| Texas: | 3.7% (200,980) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 2.9% (5) |
| Texas: | 9.1% (500,516) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 46.4% (78) |
| Texas: | 16.7% (914,879) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 26.4% (44) |
| Texas: | 14.1% (773,199) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 8.0% (13) |
| Texas: | 12.2% (671,134) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 1.2% (2) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (317,812) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 6.9% (12) |
| Texas: | 7.8% (428,296) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 3.5% (6) |
| Texas: | 5.9% (322,799) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Amherst: | 1.8% (3) |
| Texas: | 6.2% (341,122) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.2%
Number of people working at home: 29 (7.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 29 (7.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Amherst: | 16.7% (51) |
| Texas: | 3.0% (277,642) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Amherst: | 25.5% (78) |
| Texas: | 10.3% (942,891) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Amherst: | 15.4% (47) |
| Texas: | 14.4% (1,317,555) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Amherst: | 14.4% (44) |
| Texas: | 16.0% (1,467,945) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Amherst: | 11.8% (36) |
| Texas: | 13.9% (1,276,781) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Amherst: | 0.7% (2) |
| Texas: | 5.3% (482,838) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Amherst: | 4.6% (14) |
| Texas: | 14.3% (1,309,699) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Amherst: | 1.0% (3) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (219,873) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Amherst: | 0.3% (1) |
| Texas: | 3.1% (280,916) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Amherst: | 1.6% (5) |
| Texas: | 7.6% (692,006) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Amherst: | 4.9% (15) |
| Texas: | 4.6% (418,905) |
90 or more minutes:
| Amherst: | 2.6% (8) |
| Texas: | 2.4% (218,800) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Amherst: | 82.4% (252) |
| Texas: | 77.7% (7,115,590) |
Carpooled:
| Amherst: | 12.4% (38) |
| Texas: | 14.5% (1,326,012) |
Walked:
| Amherst: | 3.6% (11) |
| Texas: | 1.9% (173,670) |
Other means:
| Amherst: | 1.0% (3) |
| Texas: | 0.9% (86,692) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Amherst: | 84.2% (257) |
| Texas: | 87.6% (10,283,021) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Amherst: | 9.2% (28) |
| Texas: | 9.0% (1,052,595) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Amherst: | 6.6% (20) |
| Texas: | 2.1% (244,139) |
Drove alone:
| Amherst: | 86.9% (252) |
| Texas: | 84.3% (7,115,590) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Amherst: | 12.8% (37) |
| Texas: | 11.6% (982,994) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Amherst: | 0.3% (1) |
| Texas: | 1.0% (83,518) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Amherst: | 63.0% (241) |
| Texas: | 69.6% (10,139,666) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Amherst: | 0.3% (1) |
| Texas: | 3.5% (516,446) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Amherst: | 6.8% (26) |
| Texas: | 6.0% (870,454) |
Local government workers:
| Amherst: | 8.2% (31) |
| Texas: | 7.6% (1,109,799) |
State government workers:
| Amherst: | 2.7% (10) |
| Texas: | 3.8% (558,618) |
Federal government workers:
| Amherst: | 1.1% (4) |
| Texas: | 2.5% (357,298) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Amherst: | 17.8% (68) |
| Texas: | 6.8% (998,270) |
Employee of private company:
| Amherst: | 62.5% (195) |
| Texas: | 69.6% (6,425,274) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Amherst: | 2.2% (7) |
| Texas: | 2.7% (250,864) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Amherst: | 6.4% (20) |
| Texas: | 5.7% (526,631) |
Local government workers:
| Amherst: | 9.0% (28) |
| Texas: | 6.6% (608,479) |
State government workers:
| Amherst: | 9.0% (28) |
| Texas: | 5.4% (501,082) |
Federal government workers:
| Amherst: | 3.2% (10) |
| Texas: | 2.6% (237,177) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Amherst: | 7.7% (24) |
| Texas: | 7.1% (653,527) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Amherst: | 58.0% (110) |
| Texas: | 73.1% (5,788,450) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Amherst: | 0.6% (1) |
| Texas: | 4.2% (332,655) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Amherst: | 8.3% (16) |
| Texas: | 4.1% (323,476) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Amherst: | 7.2% (14) |
| Texas: | 5.1% (405,467) |
State government workers - Males:
| Amherst: | 5.5% (10) |
| Texas: | 3.0% (236,706) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Amherst: | 1.1% (2) |
| Texas: | 2.7% (211,629) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Amherst: | 19.3% (37) |
| Texas: | 7.7% (609,246) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Amherst: | 67.9% (131) |
| Texas: | 65.4% (4,351,216) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Amherst: | 5.4% (10) |
| Texas: | 8.2% (546,978) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Amherst: | 9.2% (18) |
| Texas: | 10.6% (704,332) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Amherst: | 1.1% (2) |
| Texas: | 2.2% (145,669) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Amherst: | 16.3% (31) |
| Texas: | 5.8% (389,024) |