Jim Wells County, TX's soil, for a septic absorption field

Very limited

In Jim Wells County, TX, 72.6% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 72.6% of the county. Jim Wells County, TX is 865.176 square miles with a population of 38,886.

What Jim Wells County's reading doesn't cover

Nothing about Jim Wells County, TX's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Jim Wells County will actually do.

What a system would cost here

With 72.6% of Jim Wells County rating "Very limited", a standard gravity system is not a safe assumption here. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

Jim Wells County's rank among Texas counties

Nationally, Jim Wells County, TX is the 2,381-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Texas alone it ranks 185 of 253.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems