Households in Haslet earn more than those in 97% of U.S. towns
22% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Texas. Below the poverty line: 2.1% of residents (Texas 13.8%). Jobs and income earn Haslet A+; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Haslet apart on work
Jobs in Haslet have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Haslet went from 987 in 2013 to 3,650 in 2023, +270%. The jobs ↓
Haslet has far more jobs than workers
Haslet has 3,650 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,900 people are in town, 50% more than the 5,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
69% of the jobs in Haslet are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Haslet and Fort Worth trade workers both ways
Fort Worth is the top workplace for Haslet residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Haslet come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Haslet
73% of Haslet residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Haslet pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Haslet’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haslet is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Haslet’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haslet stays A+.
The 3,650 jobs based in Haslet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haslet, 2013 → 2023: 987 → 3,650. 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 Haslet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Haslet
On a workday 1,012 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 3,640 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Haslet on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
3.6 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.
Where the people who work in Haslet live
Where Haslet clocks in
32% of workers
6% 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.
From Haslet, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haslet workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,416 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.
Haslet’s commute, mile by mile
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 Haslet gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Haslet is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #460 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Haslet near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,824 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.1% of Haslet households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Haslet’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Haslet is 7th among 3,582 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 7 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 8 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Garden Ridge TX | 4,371 | $177K | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Spring Valley Village TX | 4,402 | $245K | 1.0% | 2.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | 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 Haslet, 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 Haslet: questions
What is the median household income in Haslet?
$169,046 (±$23,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haslet?
2.1%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haslet?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haslet work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (32%, 13 mi), Dallas (10%, 35 mi), Irving (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haslet walkable?
Haslet is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haslet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haslet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haslet
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.