Households in Lavon earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
1.6% of residents are in poverty; Texas has 13.8%. Jobs and income earn Lavon A; getting around on foot earns it D. Hardly any stay in Lavon for work; outside it, Dallas is the main destination (17%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lavon apart
Lavon is a place people come home to
There are 206 jobs based in Lavon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lavon has about 8,900 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lavon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lavon is Dallas, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (527) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lavon workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical 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.
Where Lavon’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lavon is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #49 of 642 in Texas. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, 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, Lavon could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lavon
On a workday 3,130 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 187 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,900 people are in Lavon on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
How far Lavon goes to work
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.
From Lavon, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lavon workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,793 commuters (the 21% 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.
Out of Lavon to work: where people go
Where Lavon clocks in
7% 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 206 jobs in Lavon are
206 jobs are based in Lavon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lavon, 2013 → 2023: 227 → 206. 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 Lavon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Lavon is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lavon is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #606 of 642 in Texas. 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 3,544 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). 1.9% of Lavon households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lavon’s commuters take a bus or train.
228th of 2,695: where Lavon ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 16,000
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Lucas TX | 8,896 | $221K | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Lantana TX | 12,766 | $199K | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Hamburg NY | 9,840 | $112K | 3.0% | 2.6% | 7% | A |
| 227 | Lakeland TN | 14,422 | $116K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 228 | Lavon TX | 11,888 | $131K | 1.6% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 229 | Amherst NH | 11,985 | $153K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| 230 | New Britain Township PA | 12,377 | $144K | 2.2% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,695 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Lavon, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Lavon: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wylie (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Lavon’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 Lavon: questions
What is the median household income in Lavon?
$131,303 (±$27,315) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lavon?
1.6%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lavon?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lavon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (17%, 25 mi), Plano (10%, 18 mi), Richardson (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lavon walkable?
Lavon is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lavon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lavon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lavon
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.