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Work & commute · Allen

Work & commute in Allen, TX

Most working residents leave Allen for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Dallas (20%), Plano (16%) and Richardson (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
11%
5,882 of 54,924 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
27%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 49,042 Allen residents head out of town to work, 5,882 work right here, and 32,585 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Allen.

49,042live here, work elsewhere
5,882live and work here
32,585work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Allen goes to work

AddisonFairviewParkerLucasWylieCarrolltonAllenRichardsonFriscoMcKinneyPlanoDallasFort WorthGarlandIrvingDallasPlanoRichardsonMcKinneyIrvingFriscoAddisonFort WorthGarlandAllen
1
Dallas22.3 mi away
20%11,084
2
Plano5.8 mi away
16%8,581
3
Allen (in town)right here
11%5,882
4
Richardson9.5 mi away
7%3,909
5
McKinney6.5 mi away
5%2,587
6
Irving24.3 mi away
4%2,334
7
Frisco9.2 mi away
4%2,228
8
Addison13.5 mi away
2%1,344
9
Fort Worth45.1 mi away
2%1,130
10
Garland13.9 mi away
2%1,122
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%14,723

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Allen commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

36%Under 10 mi
44%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Allen is a commuter town

0.70jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Allen are

38,467 jobs are based in Allen. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Allen

38,467 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)69%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Allen residents hold

54,924 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month71%