Senate District 23 — Royce West

Executive narrative

Working-parent children per current authorized slot is near the chamber median (1.60 vs 1.51). Share of children under six outside the working-parent denominator is materially above the chamber median (27.6% vs 20.8%). HHSC nighttime-window authorized-capacity share is near the chamber median (3.8% vs 3.2%). Workers leaving home before 6 a.m. (ACS B08302) is near the chamber median (16.4% vs 15.2%). Resident-worker outbound share (LODES) is near the chamber median (96.2% vs 91.3%).

Childcare demand and supply

- Children under 6 (ZIP-area-weighted estimate): 73,069
- Working-parent children under 6: 52,873
- Current qualifying authorized capacity: 32,976
- Working-parent children per current slot: 1.60
- Children outside the working-parent denominator: 27.6%

Nighttime / nontraditional-hours context

- HHSC nighttime-window operations (ZIP-area-weighted estimate): 30
- HHSC nighttime-window capacity share: 3.8%
- Workers leaving home before 5 a.m. (ACS B08302): 5.9%
- Workers leaving home before 6 a.m. (ACS B08302): 16.4%

Workforce geography

- Resident primary jobs (LODES): 413,729
- Workplace primary jobs (LODES): 516,617
- Jobs-to-resident-worker ratio (LODES): 1.25
- Resident-worker outbound share (LODES): 96.2%

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.