At 0.7%, unemployment in Travis Ranch is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Travis Ranch is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Travis Ranch are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Travis Ranch
Travis Ranch is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Travis Ranch, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Travis Ranch has about 4,000 people in it, 55% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Travis Ranch workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Travis Ranch works in Dallas
1,791 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Dallas, 17 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Travis Ranch itself. The commute map ↓
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 Travis Ranch
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Travis Ranch is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #79 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,801, U.S. $80,734). 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, Travis Ranch could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who commutes out of Travis Ranch, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,048 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Travis Ranch on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
0.01 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.
About 40 minutes to work from Travis Ranch
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Travis Ranch workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,722 commuters (the 15% 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.
35% of working residents work in Dallas
Where Travis Ranch 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.
What Travis Ranch’s employers do
62 jobs are based in Travis Ranch.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Travis Ranch, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 62. 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 Travis Ranch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Travis Ranch
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 trips from Travis Ranch start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Travis Ranch is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #598 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 4,367 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). 2.6% of Travis Ranch households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Travis Ranch’s commuters take a bus or train.
420th of 2,891: where Travis Ranch ranks among U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hickory Creek TX | 6,875 | $149K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Alamo Heights TX | 7,632 | $183K | 2.5% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Oak Point TX | 6,909 | $126K | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 418 | Hebron CT | 9,256 | $143K | 4.1% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 419 | Weston CT | 10,517 | $250K | 1.8% | 5.2% | 8% | A |
| 420 | Travis Ranch TX | 9,025 | $84K | 7.3% | 0.7% | <1% | A |
| 421 | Felida WA | 10,841 | $165K | 1.9% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 422 | Park City UT | 8,587 | $134K | 6.5% | 0.8% | 42% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,891 | 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 Travis Ranch, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Work next door: 35% of Travis Ranch’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Travis Ranch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Ranch | – | A | D | 40 min | $83,801 |
| Dallas | 35% | B− | A | 26 min | $70,518 |
| Heath | under 3% | A | C+ | 35 min | $220,828 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dallas. Darker towns draw more of Travis Ranch’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 Travis Ranch: questions
What is the median household income in Travis Ranch?
$83,801 (±$16,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Travis Ranch?
7.3%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Travis Ranch?
40 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Travis Ranch work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dallas (35%, 17 mi), Garland (5%, 12 mi), Richardson (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Travis Ranch walkable?
Travis Ranch is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Travis Ranch without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Travis Ranch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Travis Ranch
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.