Old Alton Bridge · Photo: Ron from Denton, Texas · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Copper Canyon are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Copper Canyon is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B−). Below the poverty line: 1.4% of residents, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Copper Canyon in brief
Copper Canyon is a place people come home to
There are 105 jobs based in Copper Canyon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Copper Canyon has about 1,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Copper Canyon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Copper Canyon is Dallas, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (152) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Copper Canyon
30% of Copper Canyon 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; with 905 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Copper Canyon’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Copper Canyon’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Copper Canyon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Copper Canyon
On a workday 903 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Copper Canyon on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Miles to work from Copper Canyon
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.
About 26 minutes to work from Copper Canyon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Copper Canyon workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 826 commuters (the 30% 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.
17% of working residents work in Dallas
Where Copper Canyon clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
In Copper Canyon, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
105 jobs are based in Copper Canyon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Copper Canyon, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 105. 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 Copper Canyon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Copper Canyon is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.0% across Texas, on an EPA index of 6.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,176 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). 4.3% of Copper Canyon households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Copper Canyon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Copper Canyon is 324th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bartonville TX | 1,937 | $149K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Putnamville IN | 1,959 | $151K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1% | A |
| 323 | Lone Jack MO | 1,896 | $121K | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4% | A |
| 324 | Copper Canyon TX | 2,322 | $156K | 1.4% | 5.8% | <1% | A |
| 325 | Lake Kiowa TX | 2,476 | $126K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 326 | Lyme CT | 2,424 | $135K | 2.9% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Copper Canyon, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Copper Canyon’s workers
The biggest share goes to Flower Mound (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copper Canyon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Canyon | – | A | B− | 26 min | $155,625 |
| Highland Village | 3% | A+ | B | 26 min | $159,828 |
| Lantana | under 3% | A+ | C− | 31 min | $199,489 |
| Double Oak | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $172,321 |
| Flower Mound | 9% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $161,235 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Copper Canyon’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 Copper Canyon: questions
What is the median household income in Copper Canyon?
$155,625 (±$17,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copper Canyon?
1.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Copper Canyon?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Copper Canyon work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (17%, 28 mi), Flower Mound (9%, 4 mi), Irving (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Copper Canyon walkable?
Copper Canyon is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Copper Canyon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Copper Canyon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copper Canyon
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.