Work & commute · Kilgore

Work & commute in Kilgore, TX

About one in 5 of Kilgore’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Longview (21%), Tyler (5%) and Dallas (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
21%
1,102 of 5,194 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,092 Kilgore residents head out of town to work, 1,102 work right here, and 8,841 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kilgore.

4,092live here, work elsewhere
1,102live and work here
8,841work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Kilgore goes to work

ShreveportOvertonWhite OakGladewaterHendersonKilgoreMarshallAustinDallasHoustonLongviewTylerLiberty CityLake CherokeeLongviewTylerDallasHoustonHendersonLiberty CityAustinWhite OakShreveportKilgore
1
Kilgore (in town)right here
21%1,102
2
Longview10.3 mi away
21%1,096
3
Tyler26.6 mi away
5%270
4
Dallas114.3 mi away
3%149
5
Houston183.1 mi away
3%138
6
Henderson17 mi away
2%113
7
Liberty City6.2 mi away
1%75
8
Austin224 mi away
1%61
9
White Oak9.2 mi away
1%58
10
Shreveport, LA62.5 mi away
1%56
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%2,076

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

How far

How far Kilgore commutes

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

35%Under 10 mi
28%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Kilgore is a job hub

1.91jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Kilgore are

9,943 jobs are based in Kilgore. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kilgore’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Kilgore

9,943 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)46%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Kilgore residents hold

5,194 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month53%
−15%

Jobs based in Kilgore, 2013 → 2023: 11,736 → 9,943. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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