Photo: Chetblong · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Nocona trail those of 94% of U.S. towns
19.8% of residents are in poverty, where Texas as a whole has 13.8%. For jobs and income Nocona is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Nocona in brief
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Nocona workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Nocona
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Nocona’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nocona could be anywhere from D− to D.
Short hops and long hauls from Nocona
About 41% 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.
Getting to work from Nocona takes 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 Nocona workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 899 commuters (the 3% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Nocona
On a workday 991 residents head out to work, 426 work right here, and 650 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Nocona on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
5% of working residents work in Fort Worth
Where Nocona clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Nocona’s 1,076 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nocona, 2013 → 2023: 1,039 → 1,076. 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 Nocona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Nocona 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 931 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.6% of Nocona households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nocona’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nocona and other U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,375 | Homer LA | 2,520 | $23K | 45.3% | 5.2% | 19% | D− |
| 4,376 | Waynesboro TN | 2,319 | $41K | 26.7% | 9.9% | 28% | D− |
| 4,377 | Nocona TX | 3,277 | $43K | 19.8% | 24.2% | 30% | D− |
| 4,378 | Prestonsburg KY | 3,618 | $26K | 45.3% | 19.3% | 35% | D− |
| 4,379 | Wilburton OK | 2,308 | $39K | 27.1% | 8.1% | 38% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Nocona, 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 Nocona: questions
What is the median household income in Nocona?
$42,731 (±$8,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nocona?
19.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nocona?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nocona work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Worth (5%, 73 mi), Wichita Falls (5%, 46 mi), Bowie (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nocona walkable?
Nocona is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nocona without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nocona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nocona
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.