Work & commute · Parker
Work & commute in Parker, TX
Most working residents leave Parker for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Dallas (22%), Plano (16%) and Richardson (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
1%28 of 2,934 working residents
Typical commute
14 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
37%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 2,906 Parker residents head out of town to work, 28 work right here, and 855 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Parker.
2,906live here, work elsewhere
28live and work here
855work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Parker goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%880Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Parker commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
33%
47%
10%
10%
33%Under 10 mi
47%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Parker is a commuter town
0.30jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Parker are
883 jobs are based in Parker. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Parker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Parker
883 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities7%
Services (health, schools, offices…)85%
$1,250 a month or less22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month53%
Jobs Parker residents hold
2,934 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)69%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month16%
Over $3,333 a month73%