Seagoville’s household incomes are lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
11.8% of residents are in poverty (Texas 13.8%). For jobs and income Seagoville is better than 56% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). Only 3% stay in Seagoville for work; outside it, Dallas is the main destination (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Seagoville: the gist
Seagoville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Seagoville works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Seagoville: Dallas (31%) and Mesquite (6%). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Seagoville
Job access by car holds Seagoville’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($66,743, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Seagoville could be anywhere from C to A.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Texas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seagoville workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,351 commuters (the 12% 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 daily commute in and out of Seagoville
On a workday 7,355 residents head out to work, 257 work right here, and 4,285 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Seagoville on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Seagoville goes to work
Where Seagoville clocks in
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.
What Seagoville’s employers do
4,542 jobs are based in Seagoville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seagoville, 2014 → 2024: 4,018 → 4,542. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Seagoville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Seagoville works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Seagoville 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 7,221 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 39% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 4.2% of Seagoville households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Seagoville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,705 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000, Seagoville comes 1,020th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 13 | Colleyville TX | 25,727 | $218K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Corinth TX | 25,297 | $121K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Bellaire TX | 17,434 | $244K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,018 | Salem VA | 25,816 | $67K | 10.2% | 3.6% | 26% | B |
| 1,019 | Brunswick ME | 23,055 | $75K | 7.7% | 4.6% | 24% | B |
| 1,020 | Seagoville TX | 21,077 | $67K | 11.8% | 4.6% | 3% | B |
| 1,021 | Ferndale WA | 17,559 | $88K | 12.8% | 3.1% | 14% | B |
| 1,022 | White Settlement TX | 17,932 | $57K | 12.7% | 3.4% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Seagoville, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Next door is work for 37% of Seagoville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seagoville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagoville | – | B | C | 38 min | $66,743 |
| Dallas | 31% | B− | A | 26 min | $70,518 |
| Mesquite | 6% | B− | B | 32 min | $72,537 |
| Combine | under 2% | B | D− | 39 min | $94,756 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dallas. Darker towns draw more of Seagoville’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 2024, 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 Seagoville: questions
What is the median household income in Seagoville?
$66,743 (±$8,364) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seagoville?
11.8%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seagoville?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seagoville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (31%, 16 mi), Mesquite (6%, 8 mi), Fort Worth (4%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Seagoville walkable?
Seagoville is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seagoville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Seagoville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seagoville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.