Household incomes in Carrollton top those of 78% of U.S. towns
7.1% of residents are in poverty, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. The two grades for Carrollton are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 10.1 in Dallas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Carrollton: the gist
Much of Carrollton works one town over
51% of working residents work in a town that borders Carrollton: Dallas (23%), Plano (9%) and Irving (7%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Carrollton
22% of Carrollton workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Carrollton: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Carrollton is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #93 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car is its strongest input (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Carrollton could be anywhere from A− to A.
The daily trip from Carrollton: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60,563 commuters (the 22% 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.
Carrollton by day and by night
On a workday 64,129 residents head out to work, 7,572 work right here, and 80,728 people come in from elsewhere.
About 151,000 people are in Carrollton on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Dallas
Where Carrollton clocks in
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Carrollton pay over $3,333 a month
88,300 jobs are based in Carrollton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton, 2013 → 2023: 73,705 → 88,300. 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 Carrollton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Carrollton goes to work
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Carrollton
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carrollton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #68 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 77,318 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 66% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 3.5% of Carrollton households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Carrollton’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Carrollton is 21st of 282 U.S. towns of 94,000 to 182,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
| 4 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Allen TX | 113,447 | $131K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Sugar Land TX | 107,726 | $136K | 5.5% | 4.1% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Arvada CO | 122,901 | $117K | 5.8% | 3.8% | 10% | A |
| 20 | Lehi UT | 95,313 | $131K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 17% | A |
| 21 | Carrollton TX | 134,562 | $101K | 7.1% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 22 | Boulder CO | 105,689 | $87K | 21.5% | 6.0% | 44% | A |
| 23 | Ann Arbor MI | 122,233 | $82K | 23.8% | 3.9% | 48% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 282 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Carrollton, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 51% of Carrollton’s workers
The biggest share goes to Dallas (23%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrollton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | – | A | A− | 24 min | $101,396 |
| Dallas | 23% | B− | A | 26 min | $70,518 |
| Hebron | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lewisville | 4% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $89,233 |
| Coppell | under 3% | A+ | B | 24 min | $146,235 |
| The Colony | under 3% | A | B | 27 min | $114,511 |
| Plano | 9% | A | A− | 25 min | $112,253 |
| Addison | 4% | A− | A− | 22 min | $73,854 |
| Irving | 7% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $81,830 |
| Farmers Branch | 4% | A | A− | 22 min | $91,186 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hebron: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carrollton’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 Carrollton: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton?
$101,396 (±$2,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton?
7.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (23%, 16 mi), Plano (9%, 10 mi), Irving (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carrollton walkable?
Carrollton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carrollton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carrollton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton
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.