Work & commute · Levelland

Work & commute in Levelland, TX

About one in 3 of Levelland’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (23%), Amarillo (2%) and Sundown (2%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

2,189 of 5,897 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,708 Levelland residents head out of town to work, 2,189 work right here, and 3,718 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Levelland.

3,708live here, work elsewhere

2,189live and work here

3,718work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Levelland goes to work

Levelland (in town)right here

37%2,189

Lubbock27.4 mi away

23%1,340

Amarillo115.9 mi away

2%116

Sundown11.3 mi away

2%106

Dallas328.2 mi away

1%71

Midland108.6 mi away

1%66

Plainview55.9 mi away

1%62

Odessa117.5 mi away

1%48

Brownfield28.5 mi away

1%46

Wolfforth21.3 mi away

1%44

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%1,809

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

How far

How far Levelland commutes

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

44%

22%

25%

44%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Levelland is balanced between jobs and homes

1.00jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Levelland are

5,907 jobs are based in Levelland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Levelland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Levelland

5,907 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Levelland residents hold

5,897 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−9%

Jobs based in Levelland, 2013 → 2023: 6,457 → 5,907. 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.