Thomason-Scott House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Valley View, and the trip to work
Only 3% work in Valley View; the top destination outside it is Gainesville (20%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, where Texas has 27 and the U.S. 26. 312 jobs are based in Valley View, against 318 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Valley View
A place that makes things: 32% of Valley View’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley View, 2013 → 2023: 496 → 312. 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 Valley View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Valley View on a workday
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 304 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 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.
The places Valley View commutes to
Where Valley View clocks in
20% of workers
15% 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 daily trip from Valley View: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley View workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 280 commuters (the 19% 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 Valley View, 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.
Next door to Valley View
The biggest share goes to Sanger (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | – | — | — | 26 min | $67,303 |
| Sanger | 2% | A | C+ | 30 min | $91,075 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valley View’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 Valley View: questions
What is the median household income in Valley View?
$67,303 (±$18,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley View?
13.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley View?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley View work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (20%, 11 mi), Denton (15%, 18 mi), Dallas (3%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valley View without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley View
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.