Lakeway’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
For 50% of workers, the job is at home (Texas 14%). 2.5% of residents are in poverty, against 13.8% across Texas. Jobs and income earn Lakeway A; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lakeway, in brief
Home offices are common in Lakeway
50% of Lakeway workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Lakeway trades workers with the towns around it
Lakeway has about as many jobs (7,422) as working residents (7,826), but they are mostly different people: 7,137 residents leave for work each day while 6,733 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Lakeway are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lakeway has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lakeway went from 4,206 in 2013 to 7,422 in 2023, +76%. The jobs ↓
Lakeway and Austin trade workers both ways
Austin is the top workplace for Lakeway residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Lakeway come from (22% of its jobs). 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.
The figures behind Lakeway’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lakeway is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #51 of 642 in Texas. Household income is its strongest input ($190,060, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lakeway could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily trip from Lakeway: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeway workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,149 commuters (the 50% 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.
A workday in Lakeway: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,137 residents head out to work, 689 work right here, and 6,733 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
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 Lakeway’s 7,422 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeway, 2013 → 2023: 4,206 → 7,422. 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 Lakeway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
41% of working residents work in Austin
Where Lakeway clocks in
41% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
Lakeway’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Lakeway is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lakeway is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #50 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Lakeway 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 8,330 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). 0.9% of Lakeway households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lakeway’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lakeway is 199th of 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 197 | Frankfort IL | 21,365 | $154K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| 198 | Wendell NC | 19,687 | $96K | 3.2% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| 199 | Lakeway TX | 19,027 | $190K | 2.5% | 3.5% | 9% | A |
| 200 | Millbury MA | 14,276 | $119K | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8% | A |
| 201 | Scio Township MI | 18,597 | $130K | 6.4% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lakeway, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Lakeway and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bee Cave (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeway | – | A | A− | 29 min | $190,060 |
| Bee Cave | 7% | A | B+ | 22 min | $111,172 |
| Point Venture | under 1% | A | D | 35 min | $110,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lakeway’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 Lakeway: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeway?
$190,060 (±$14,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeway?
2.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeway?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 50% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeway work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Austin (41%, 14 mi), Bee Cave (7%, 4 mi), Houston (4%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lakeway walkable?
Lakeway is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lakeway 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 Lakeway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeway
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.