Only a moderate proportion of their populations commute to other counties for employment. High Growth Commuting. Located primarily adjacent to the State s large metropolitan centers particularly Houston, DFW, Austin and San Antonio. They show high rates of population growth primarily through domestic migration, have high proportions of their populations commuting to other counties for employment and have extensive local employment in construction. Average farm size is about 1,200 acres.
Poverty is relatively high and income levels are relatively low.
High proportions of their populations are Hispanic or from other non-Anglo population groups. Tend to have very low incomes and very high levels of poverty, high proportions of young and minority populations, particularly Hispanics, and have relatively high levels of employment in mining with secondary employment concentrations in the service sector. Metropolitan areas are made up of one or more counties comprised of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of social and economic integration with that core. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Rural Development.