Ovilla’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, where Texas as a whole has 14%. Poverty touches 5.9% of residents, against 13.8% across Texas. The two grades for Ovilla are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Ovilla apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Ovilla
69% of Ovilla residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Ovilla pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Ovilla
27% of Ovilla workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
Ovilla is a place people come home to
There are 556 jobs based in Ovilla, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ovilla has about 3,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Ovilla works in Dallas
685 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Dallas, 19 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Ovilla itself. The commute map ↓
Ovilla 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.
Income, poverty and work: Ovilla’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ovilla is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #143 of 642 in Texas. Job access by car holds Ovilla’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ovilla could be anywhere from B− to A+.
What Ovilla’s employers do
556 jobs are based in Ovilla.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ovilla, 2013 → 2023: 415 → 556. 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 Ovilla’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ovilla: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ovilla workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,290 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.
Ovilla quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,369 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 541 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Ovilla on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
29% of working residents work in Dallas
Where Ovilla clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
The distance from Ovilla 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.
Few in Ovilla walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ovilla is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #583 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 1,770 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). 0.0% of Ovilla households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ovilla’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Ovilla is 760th of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 8 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Garden Ridge TX | 4,371 | $177K | 0.4% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 758 | Tangerine FL | 4,326 | $106K | 6.5% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| 759 | Point Pleasant Beach NJ | 4,993 | $142K | 5.2% | 5.6% | 17% | A− |
| 760 | Ovilla TX | 4,808 | $131K | 5.9% | 6.2% | 1% | A− |
| 761 | Slinger WI | 6,495 | $101K | 2.9% | 5.5% | 7% | A− |
| 762 | Leroy Township MI | 3,680 | $82K | 3.4% | 2.4% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | 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 Ovilla, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door to Ovilla
The biggest share goes to Cedar Hill (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ovilla workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovilla | – | A− | D | 32 min | $131,434 |
| Glenn Heights | under 3% | B | C− | 33 min | $81,718 |
| Cedar Hill | 2% | B | B− | 31 min | $101,909 |
| Oak Leaf | under 3% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $131,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ovilla’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 Ovilla: questions
What is the median household income in Ovilla?
$131,434 (±$49,664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ovilla?
5.9%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ovilla?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ovilla work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (29%, 19 mi), Fort Worth (5%, 32 mi), Irving (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ovilla walkable?
Ovilla is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ovilla without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ovilla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ovilla
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.