Coppell’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 31% of workers (Texas 14%). Below the poverty line: 5.4% of residents, next to 13.8% for Texas as a whole. Jobs and income earn Coppell A+; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coppell: the gist
Much of Coppell works one town over
47% of working residents work in a town that borders Coppell: Dallas (24%), Irving (13%) and Carrollton (4%). Next door ↓
A lot of Coppell works from home
31% of Coppell workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Coppell is where the jobs are
Coppell has 43,691 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 64,000 people are in town, 54% more than the 41,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Coppell has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Coppell went from 25,718 in 2013 to 43,691 in 2023, +70%. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Coppell’s workers comes from Dallas
4,909 of the people who work in Coppell live in Dallas, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Coppell’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coppell is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #33 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 (2.6%, 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, Coppell could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily trip from Coppell: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coppell workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,483 commuters (the 31% 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.
In and out of Coppell on a workday
On a workday 19,432 residents head out to work, 1,985 work right here, and 41,706 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64,000 people are in Coppell on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
70% of the jobs in Coppell pay over $3,333 a month
43,691 jobs are based in Coppell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coppell, 2013 → 2023: 25,718 → 43,691. 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 Coppell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Coppell, and from where
Where Coppell clocks in
13% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Coppell
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.
Driving is how Coppell gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coppell is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #186 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 22,485 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 2.6% of Coppell households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Coppell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Coppell is 25th among 1,037 U.S. towns of 29,000 to 56,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Lexington MA | 34,648 | $238K | 4.7% | 2.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 24 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 25 | Coppell TX | 41,386 | $146K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| 26 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 27 | Pasadena MD | 34,309 | $130K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Melissa TX | 29,969 | $139K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Coppell, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Coppell and its neighbors: 47% work next door
The biggest share goes to Dallas (24%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coppell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppell | – | A+ | B | 24 min | $146,235 |
| Dallas | 24% | B− | A | 26 min | $70,518 |
| Lewisville | 3% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $89,233 |
| Irving | 13% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $81,830 |
| Carrollton | 4% | A | A− | 24 min | $101,396 |
| Grapevine | 3% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $111,376 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coppell’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 Coppell: questions
What is the median household income in Coppell?
$146,235 (±$11,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coppell?
5.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coppell?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coppell work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (24%, 18 mi), Irving (13%, 7 mi), Plano (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Coppell walkable?
Coppell is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coppell without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coppell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coppell
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.