Azle’s household incomes are lower than in 61% of U.S. towns
12.2% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.8% across Texas. Azle grades B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Azle, in brief
Azle and Fort Worth trade workers both ways
Fort Worth is the top workplace for Azle residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Azle come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Azle
66% of Azle residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Azle pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Azle
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Azle is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #270 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Azle’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Azle could be anywhere from C to A−.
29% of working residents work in Fort Worth
Where Azle clocks in
29% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Azle’s employers do
3,684 jobs are based in Azle.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Azle, 2013 → 2023: 2,944 → 3,684. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Azle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Azle
On a workday 5,988 residents head out to work, 348 work right here, and 3,336 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Azle on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 31 minutes to work from Azle
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Azle workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,179 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Azle
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Azle commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Azle is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #256 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Azle near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,163 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.0% of Azle households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Azle’s commuters take a bus or train.
Azle places 1,239th of 2,109 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,237 | Shelbyville KY | 18,453 | $76K | 14.5% | 3.5% | 19% | B |
| 1,238 | Gladstone OR | 11,865 | $91K | 13.6% | 5.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,239 | Azle TX | 15,365 | $69K | 12.2% | 4.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,240 | College AK | 11,924 | $84K | 6.5% | 4.4% | — | B |
| 1,241 | Welby CO | 16,197 | $80K | 12.6% | 5.8% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Azle, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Azle’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Azle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azle | – | B | B− | 31 min | $68,514 |
| Briar | under 2% | A− | D | 39 min | $104,238 |
| Fort Worth | 29% | B | B+ | 27 min | $79,507 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Worth. Darker towns draw more of Azle’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Azle: questions
What is the median household income in Azle?
$68,514 (±$11,030) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Azle?
12.2%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Azle?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Azle work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (29%, 14 mi), Dallas (8%, 45 mi), Arlington (3%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Azle walkable?
Azle is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Azle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Azle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Azle
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.