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A town of 1,021.

Population
1,021
residents
Household income
$43K
median
Median age
33.2
years
Small town

1,021 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Road Runner

Most working residents leave Road Runner for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Gainesville (14%), Denton (14%) and Dallas (7%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Road Runner0%
Gainesville14%
Denton14%
Dallas7%
Plano6%
29 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Road Runner
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Road Runner has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 33°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter35–57°
Spring53–75°
Summer72–94°
Fall54–77°
Nov 16
typical first frost
Mar 24
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns

Road Runner beats the Texas average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

C+Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
3 better22 too close to call1 worse
What stands outRoad RunnerTX
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.2%12.5%
More adults screened for colon cancer67.1%57.9%
More adults who have had cancer7.3%6.1%
North Texas Medical Center
13.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
63rd
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Road Runner for work

Where Road Runner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Gainesville Gainesville 14% 14% → Denton Denton 14% 7% → Dallas Dallas 7% 6% → Plano Plano 6% 4% → Lewisville Lewisville 4% 3% → Fort Worth Fort Worth 3% Road Runner · 0% stay
0jobs based in Road Runner
0%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Road Runner

Town in Texas

Road Runner is a town in Cooke County, Texas, United States. Incorporated in 2017, the town had a population of 766 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
766

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