Household incomes in Lantana are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 0.6% of residents (Texas 13.8%). For jobs and income Lantana is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (C−). 28% of workers have no commute at all, next to 14% for Texas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lantana
A lot of Lantana works from home
28% of Lantana workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Lantana is a place people come home to
There are 797 jobs based in Lantana, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lantana has about 8,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lantana’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lantana is Dallas, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (773) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Lantana’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lantana is among the top U.S. towns, #16 of 642 in Texas. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lantana could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lantana workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,904 commuters (the 27% 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.
How many people are in Lantana by day
On a workday 5,344 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 689 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,100 people are in Lantana on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
Where in the region Lantana works
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.
Commuting out of Lantana: the destinations
Where Lantana clocks in
8% 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.
What the 797 jobs in Lantana are
797 jobs are based in Lantana.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lantana, 2013 → 2023: 258 → 797. 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 Lantana’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Lantana gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 5,383 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). 0.5% of Lantana households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lantana’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lantana is 34th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 8 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Westwood MA | 16,426 | $223K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 33 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 34 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 35 | Hanover Township NJ | 15,105 | $157K | 3.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| 36 | Sugarcreek Township OH | 9,912 | $186K | 3.7% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Rendon TX | 14,632 | $118K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 130 | Highland Village TX | 16,029 | $160K | 1.8% | 4.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Lantana, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door to Lantana
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lantana workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantana | – | A+ | C− | 31 min | $199,489 |
| Bartonville | under 3% | A+ | B− | 31 min | $149,071 |
| Copper Canyon | under 3% | A | B− | 26 min | $155,625 |
| Double Oak | under 3% | A+ | C | 27 min | $172,321 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lantana’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 Lantana: questions
What is the median household income in Lantana?
$199,489 (±$36,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lantana?
0.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lantana?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lantana work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (14%, 29 mi), Irving (8%, 18 mi), Denton (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lantana walkable?
Lantana is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lantana without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lantana, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lantana
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.