Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Grapevine draws 77,497 commuters a day, with 3.1 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. Employers in Grapevine report 81,193 jobs; 26,560 of its residents have a job. About one in seven stay in Grapevine for work; outside it, Dallas is the main destination (15%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Grapevine: the gist
Grapevine fills up on a workday
Grapevine has 81,193 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 105,000 people are in town, more than double the 51,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
57% of the jobs in Grapevine are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Grapevine
22% of Grapevine workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
The biggest group of Grapevine’s workers comes from Fort Worth
10,254 of the people who work in Grapevine live in Fort Worth, 19 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Grapevine are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Grapevine’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Grapevine is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #126 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Grapevine’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Grapevine could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How a workday changes Grapevine
On a workday 22,864 residents head out to work and 3,696 work right here.
About 105,000 people are in Grapevine on a workday afternoon, 108% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Grapevine pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grapevine, 2013 → 2023: 63,049 → 81,193. 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 Grapevine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Grapevine: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grapevine workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22,340 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.
Who travels to work in Grapevine, and from where
Where Grapevine clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
How far it is to work from Grapevine
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 Grapevine gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Grapevine is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #132 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 28,566 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 3% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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 Grapevine households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Grapevine’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Grapevine is 241st of 904 U.S. towns of 35,000 to 68,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 4 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Keller TX | 46,078 | $175K | 3.4% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Coppell TX | 41,386 | $146K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 239 | Oakville MO | 35,333 | $106K | 6.4% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 240 | Hoffman Estates IL | 50,858 | $107K | 7.1% | 4.2% | 5% | A− |
| 241 | Grapevine TX | 50,714 | $111K | 6.7% | 4.7% | 14% | A− |
| 242 | Spanish Fork UT | 48,837 | $105K | 6.6% | 2.3% | 15% | A− |
| 243 | Fairfield CT | 66,262 | $172K | 4.7% | 5.9% | 18% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 904 | 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 Grapevine, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
How Grapevine compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Southlake (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grapevine workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine | – | A− | B+ | 22 min | $111,376 |
| Southlake | 4% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $250,000+ |
| Colleyville | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $218,328 |
| Lewisville | 2% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $89,233 |
| Flower Mound | under 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $161,235 |
| Euless | under 3% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $82,167 |
| Coppell | 2% | A+ | B | 24 min | $146,235 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grapevine’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 Grapevine: questions
What is the median household income in Grapevine?
$111,376 (±$9,427) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grapevine?
6.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grapevine?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grapevine work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (15%, 20 mi), Fort Worth (11%, 19 mi), Irving (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Grapevine walkable?
Grapevine is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Grapevine without a car?
<1% 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 Grapevine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grapevine
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.