Senate District 17 — Joan Huffman

Executive narrative

Working-parent children per current authorized slot is materially below the chamber median (1.10 vs 1.51). Share of children under six outside the working-parent denominator is near the chamber median (17.1% vs 20.8%). HHSC nighttime-window authorized-capacity share is near the chamber median (3.6% vs 3.2%). Workers leaving home before 6 a.m. (ACS B08302) is near the chamber median (14.7% vs 15.2%). Resident-worker outbound share (LODES) is near the chamber median (91.3% vs 91.3%).

Childcare demand and supply

- Children under 6 (ZIP-area-weighted estimate): 76,293
- Working-parent children under 6: 63,257
- Current qualifying authorized capacity: 57,386
- Working-parent children per current slot: 1.10
- Children outside the working-parent denominator: 17.1%

Nighttime / nontraditional-hours context

- HHSC nighttime-window operations (ZIP-area-weighted estimate): 26
- HHSC nighttime-window capacity share: 3.6%
- Workers leaving home before 5 a.m. (ACS B08302): 5.1%
- Workers leaving home before 6 a.m. (ACS B08302): 14.7%

Workforce geography

- Resident primary jobs (LODES): 447,183
- Workplace primary jobs (LODES): 494,716
- Jobs-to-resident-worker ratio (LODES): 1.11
- Resident-worker outbound share (LODES): 91.3%

Methodology

Texas/TWC-compatible childcare desert measures and the HHSC 9 p.m.-6 a.m. nighttime-care window remain the governing Texas standards. ACS B08302 and LODES are supplemental context only.

District values are ZIP-boundary-area-weighted legislative estimates. The ZIP-level matrix remains the direct geographic evidence layer. Authorized capacity is not the same thing as vacancies or currently available seats.