Household incomes in Lucas are among the highest of any U.S. town
1.3% of residents are in poverty (Texas 13.8%). Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. For jobs and income Lucas is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lucas at work: what stands out
Home offices are common in Lucas
31% of Lucas workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Lucas has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lucas went from 1,244 in 2013 to 2,012 in 2023, +62%. The jobs ↓
Lucas’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lucas is Dallas, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (750) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lucas
74% of Lucas residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 54% of the jobs based in Lucas pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% 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.
Lucas’ Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lucas is among the top U.S. towns, #13 of 642 in Texas. Household income is its strongest input ($221,364, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lucas stays A+.
The daily trip from Lucas: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lucas workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,169 commuters (the 31% 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.
The 2,012 jobs based in Lucas
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lucas, 2013 → 2023: 1,244 → 2,012. 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 Lucas’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lucas 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.
Lucas by day and by night
On a workday 3,578 residents head out to work, 115 work right here, and 1,897 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,200 people are in Lucas on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
20% of working residents work in Dallas
Where Lucas clocks in
8% 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.
Most of Lucas commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,604 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). 1.2% of Lucas households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lucas’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,907 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000, Lucas comes 38th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 37 | Oak Point TX | 6,909 | $126K | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 38 | Lucas TX | 8,896 | $221K | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 39 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 40 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Aledo TX | 7,122 | $163K | 2.8% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Lucas, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Lucas: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Allen (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lucas workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas | – | A+ | C | 30 min | $221,364 |
| Allen | 7% | A | B | 28 min | $130,901 |
| Seis Lagos | under 2% | A+ | C | 38 min | $248,854 |
| Parker | under 2% | A+ | C | 27 min | $229,080 |
| Fairview | under 2% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $109,347 |
| Wylie | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $119,522 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lucas’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 Lucas: questions
What is the median household income in Lucas?
$221,364 (±$50,639) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lucas?
1.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lucas?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lucas work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (20%, 24 mi), Plano (14%, 10 mi), Richardson (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lucas walkable?
Lucas is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lucas 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 Lucas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lucas
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.