Work & commute · Temple

Work & commute in Temple, TX

43% of Temple’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Austin (7%), Belton (7%) and Waco (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

43%

15,249 of 35,677 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 20,428 Temple residents head out of town to work, 15,249 work right here, and 38,677 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Temple.

20,428live here, work elsewhere

15,249live and work here

38,677work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Temple goes to work

Temple (in town)right here

43%15,249

Austin59.8 mi away

7%2,556

Belton6.5 mi away

7%2,505

Waco33.4 mi away

4%1,352

Killeen20.4 mi away

3%1,082

San Antonio132.2 mi away

2%792

Houston150 mi away

2%712

Dallas122.2 mi away

2%586

Georgetown35.3 mi away

1%509

Round Rock43.2 mi away

1%480

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%9,854

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

How far

How far Temple commutes

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

51%

12%

30%

51%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Temple is a job hub

1.51jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Temple are

53,926 jobs are based in Temple. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Temple’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Temple

53,926 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Temple residents hold

35,677 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+17%

Jobs based in Temple, 2013 → 2023: 46,253 → 53,926. 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.