Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Glen Rose (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Glen Rose is better than 56% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in four work in Glen Rose; the top destination outside it is Fort Worth (9%, 44 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Glen Rose
Glen Rose’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Glen Rose is Fort Worth, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (111) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Glen Rose is where the jobs are
Glen Rose has 2,267 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Glen Rose has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Glen Rose went from 1,525 in 2013 to 2,267 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Inside Glen Rose’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Glen Rose’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 35% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glen Rose could be anywhere from C to A−.
The distance from Glen Rose to work
About 39% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The daily flow of workers through Glen Rose
On a workday 954 residents head out to work, 291 work right here, and 1,976 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Glen Rose on a workday afternoon, 32% more than live here.
1.8 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.
Inside Glen Rose’s 2,267 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Rose, 2013 → 2023: 1,525 → 2,267. 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 Glen Rose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Glen Rose
Where Glen Rose clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Glen Rose: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Rose workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,369 commuters (the 10% 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.
For most of Glen Rose, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,524 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of Glen Rose households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Glen Rose’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Glen Rose ranks: 1,903rd of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,901 | Gray TN | 2,237 | $70K | 9.8% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,902 | Polk City FL | 3,082 | $80K | 12.2% | 3.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,903 | Glen Rose TX | 3,148 | $75K | 12.0% | 1.3% | 23% | B |
| 1,904 | Sparta Township IN | 2,846 | $82K | 10.8% | 3.4% | 5% | B |
| 1,905 | Milford NY | 2,748 | $73K | 6.8% | 1.8% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Glen Rose, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
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 Glen Rose: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Rose?
$74,722 (±$21,991) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Rose?
12.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Rose?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Rose work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (9%, 44 mi), Granbury (5%, 13 mi), Arlington (3%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glen Rose walkable?
Glen Rose is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glen Rose without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glen Rose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Rose
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.