Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Sanger has lower unemployment (1.4%) than 91% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S. Jobs and income earn Sanger A; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in ten work in Sanger; the top destination outside it is Denton (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Sanger apart on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
51% of the jobs in Sanger are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Sanger
67% of Sanger residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Sanger pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Sanger has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Sanger went from 2,839 in 2013 to 3,941 in 2023, +39%. 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.
Why Sanger gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sanger is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #102 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sanger could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Sanger: 3,941 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sanger, 2013 → 2023: 2,839 → 3,941. 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 Sanger’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Sanger by day
On a workday 4,607 residents head out to work, 416 work right here, and 3,525 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Sanger on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
Where Sanger’s working residents head each day
Where Sanger clocks in
21% 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.
How long Sanger spends getting to work: 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 Sanger workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,944 commuters (the 11% 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 commute from Sanger, by distance
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.
Most of Sanger commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sanger is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #364 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Sanger near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,532 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). 2.3% of Sanger households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Sanger’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Sanger is 523rd of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Lucas TX | 8,896 | $221K | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 521 | Edgewater MD | 8,519 | $114K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A |
| 522 | Scotts Valley CA | 11,652 | $144K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 12% | A |
| 523 | Sanger TX | 10,238 | $91K | 7.4% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 524 | Georgetown Township IN | 11,606 | $108K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 525 | Windsor Township MI | 7,197 | $106K | 2.5% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Sanger, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Around Sanger: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sanger workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanger | – | A | C+ | 30 min | $91,075 |
| Valley View | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sanger’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 Sanger: questions
What is the median household income in Sanger?
$91,075 (±$9,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sanger?
7.4%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sanger?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sanger work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Denton (21%, 11 mi), Dallas (10%, 47 mi), Fort Worth (5%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sanger walkable?
Sanger is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sanger without a car?
1% 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 Sanger, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sanger
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.