Households in Northlake have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 6.3% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. The two grades for Northlake are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Hardly any work in Northlake itself; outside it, Dallas draws the most (13%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Northlake stands out on work
Jobs in Northlake have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Northlake went from 386 in 2013 to 2,132 in 2023, +452%. The jobs ↓
Northlake’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Northlake is Dallas, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (469) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Northlake
76% of Northlake residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Northlake pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Northlake are held by workers 29 or younger, against 18% of Northlake’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Northlake workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Northlake’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northlake is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #109 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Northlake could be anywhere from B to A+.
What Northlake’s employers do
2,132 jobs are based in Northlake.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northlake, 2013 → 2023: 386 → 2,132. 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 Northlake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Northlake
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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Northlake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northlake workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,789 commuters (the 17% 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 Northlake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,457 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 2,109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Northlake on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Commuting out of Northlake: the destinations
Where Northlake clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
For most of Northlake, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northlake is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #390 of 642 in Texas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of 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 4,540 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). 1.1% of Northlake households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northlake’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Northlake is 546th of 2,695 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 544 | East Cocalico Township PA | 11,124 | $97K | 4.4% | 3.2% | 14% | A |
| 545 | Hollymead VA | 8,482 | $118K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A |
| 546 | Northlake TX | 12,036 | $123K | 6.3% | 4.2% | 1% | A |
| 547 | Ledyard CT | 15,601 | $108K | 5.7% | 1.9% | 11% | A |
| 548 | Bedminster Township NJ | 8,285 | $124K | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4% | 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 Northlake, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
19% of Northlake works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fort Worth (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northlake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northlake | – | A | C+ | 32 min | $123,469 |
| Flower Mound | 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $161,235 |
| Fort Worth | 11% | B | B+ | 27 min | $79,507 |
| Justin | under 3% | A | C+ | 40 min | $114,157 |
| Roanoke | under 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $97,295 |
| Corral City | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Denton | 5% | B− | A | 24 min | $76,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Corral City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northlake’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 Northlake: questions
What is the median household income in Northlake?
$123,469 (±$17,018) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northlake?
6.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northlake?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northlake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (13%, 34 mi), Fort Worth (11%, 21 mi), Irving (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Northlake walkable?
Northlake is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northlake 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 Northlake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northlake
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.