Work & commute in Red Oak, TX
Most working residents leave Red Oak for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Dallas (29%), Fort Worth (6%) and Irving (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 7,834 Red Oak residents head out of town to work, 234 work right here, and 3,107 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Red Oak.
Where Red Oak goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Red Oak commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Red Oak is a commuter town
0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
What the jobs in Red Oak are
3,341 jobs are based in Red Oak. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Red Oak’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Red Oak
Jobs Red Oak residents hold
Jobs based in Red Oak, 2013 → 2023: 1,825 → 3,341. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.