Wharton County, TX: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 9 noted
13 findings fired for Wharton County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $249,311 in August 2026 and covered employment of 15,607 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Wharton County, TX.
12 findings #
alertWharton County, TX's covered employment is -4.9% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.9 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchWharton County, TX's covered employment is -4.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchWharton County, TX's momentum index is -0.29, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.2909054343674932 <= -0.25
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchWharton County, TX's typical home value of +1.8% scores 37 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 68 across Texas counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |37 across US counties - 68 across Texas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWharton County, TX's covered employment was 4.9% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -4.9 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteWharton County, TX's typical asking rent fell 0.7% from $1,311 in July 2026 to $1,301 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (1301.388888888889 - 1310.7875949594043) / 1310.7875949594043 × 100
- 1301.388888888889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1310.7875949594043 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteWharton County, TX's typical home value rose 0.4% from $248,410 in July 2026 to $249,311 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (249311.3563010306 - 248409.83590137385) / 248409.83590137385 × 100
- 249311.3563010306 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 248409.83590137385 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteWharton County, TX's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 3,054th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWharton County, TX's covered employment of -4.9% ranks 3,021st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWharton County, TX's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 238th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 0.20.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWharton County, TX's covered employment of -4.9% ranks 237th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Wharton County, TX is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
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