Work & commute · Tyler

Work & commute in Tyler, TX

51% of Tyler’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Dallas (3%), Longview (3%) and Houston (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

51%

21,866 of 42,957 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 21,091 Tyler residents head out of town to work, 21,866 work right here, and 54,433 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Tyler.

21,091live here, work elsewhere

21,866live and work here

54,433work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Tyler goes to work

Tyler (in town)right here

51%21,866

Dallas91.2 mi away

3%1,357

Longview34.8 mi away

3%1,285

Houston175 mi away

2%937

Fort Worth123.2 mi away

1%486

Lindale13.6 mi away

1%414

Austin200.8 mi away

1%380

Jacksonville24.8 mi away

1%357

Kilgore26.6 mi away

1%326

Plano98 mi away

1%325

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%15,224

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

How far

How far Tyler commutes

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

59%

27%

59%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Tyler is a job hub

1.78jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Tyler are

76,299 jobs are based in Tyler. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tyler’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Tyler

76,299 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Tyler residents hold

42,957 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+10%

Jobs based in Tyler, 2013 → 2023: 69,358 → 76,299. 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.