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Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2025

Houston, TX had the highest employed residents of 134 cities in 2025, at 1.18 million. San Benito, TX had the lowest, at 9,048. The median was 29,071. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest1,177,925Houston, TX
Lowest9,048San Benito, TX
Median29,071134 cities

Top 40 cities, 2025

Houston, TX: 1,177,925 personsHouston, TX1,177,925San Antonio, TX: 728,899 personsSan Antonio, TX728,899Dallas, TX: 695,391 personsDallas, TX695,391Austin, TX: 639,658 personsAustin, TX639,658Fort Worth, TX: 513,832 personsFort Worth, TX513,832El Paso, TX: 320,426 personsEl Paso, TX320,426Arlington, TX: 213,619 personsArlington, TX213,619Plano, TX: 161,784 personsPlano, TX161,784Corpus Christi, TX: 148,743 personsCorpus Christi, TX148,743Irving, TX: 139,116 personsIrving, TX139,116Lubbock, TX: 137,717 personsLubbock, TX137,717Garland, TX: 129,242 personsGarland, TX129,242Frisco, TX: 126,130 personsFrisco, TX126,130McKinney, TX: 121,338 personsMcKinney, TX121,338Laredo, TX: 112,076 personsLaredo, TX112,076Grand Prairie, TX: 105,708 personsGrand Prairie, TX105,708Amarillo, TX: 102,679 personsAmarillo, TX102,679Denton, TX: 90,264 personsDenton, TX90,264Carrollton, TX: 82,037 personsCarrollton, TX82,037Brownsville, TX: 80,700 personsBrownsville, TX80,700Round Rock, TX: 80,389 personsRound Rock, TX80,389Lewisville, TX: 80,290 personsLewisville, TX80,290Midland, TX: 77,837 personsMidland, TX77,837Mesquite, TX: 77,376 personsMesquite, TX77,376McAllen, TX: 70,151 personsMcAllen, TX70,151College Station, TX: 69,010 personsCollege Station, TX69,010Waco, TX: 68,858 personsWaco, TX68,858Richardson, TX: 66,368 personsRichardson, TX66,368Pasadena, TX: 65,009 personsPasadena, TX65,009Pearland, TX: 64,877 personsPearland, TX64,877Odessa, TX: 62,491 personsOdessa, TX62,491Killeen, TX: 61,284 personsKilleen, TX61,284Abilene, TX: 60,806 personsAbilene, TX60,806League City, TX: 60,265 personsLeague City, TX60,265Allen, TX: 60,065 personsAllen, TX60,065New Braunfels, TX: 60,053 personsNew Braunfels, TX60,053Conroe, TX: 56,407 personsConroe, TX56,407Tyler, TX: 54,519 personsTyler, TX54,519Sugar Land, TX: 53,894 personsSugar Land, TX53,894Beaumont, TX: 52,160 personsBeaumont, TX52,160
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
persons		Change on 2024
1Houston, TX1,177,925+1.5%
2San Antonio, TX728,899+1%
3Dallas, TX695,391+1.7%
4Austin, TX639,658+2.4%
5Fort Worth, TX513,832+1.3%
6El Paso, TX320,426+1.5%
7Arlington, TX213,619+1.3%
8Plano, TX161,784+1.8%
9Corpus Christi, TX148,743+1.8%
10Irving, TX139,116+1.7%
11Lubbock, TX137,717+1.6%
12Garland, TX129,242+1.7%
13Frisco, TX126,130+1.8%
14McKinney, TX121,338+1.8%
15Laredo, TX112,076+2.2%
16Grand Prairie, TX105,708+1.6%
17Amarillo, TX102,679+2%
18Denton, TX90,264+1.8%
19Carrollton, TX82,037+1.7%
20Brownsville, TX80,700-0.4%
21Round Rock, TX80,389+2.5%
22Lewisville, TX80,290+1.8%
23Midland, TX77,837+2.1%
24Mesquite, TX77,376+1.7%
25McAllen, TX70,151+2%
26College Station, TX69,010+2.5%
27Waco, TX68,858+0.7%
28Richardson, TX66,368+1.7%
29Pasadena, TX65,009+1.5%
30Pearland, TX64,877+1.6%
31Odessa, TX62,491+1.7%
32Killeen, TX61,284+1.1%
33Abilene, TX60,806+1.2%
34League City, TX60,265+1.6%
35Allen, TX60,065+1.8%
36New Braunfels, TX60,053+1%
37Conroe, TX56,407+1.5%
38Tyler, TX54,519+2.4%
39Sugar Land, TX53,894+1.5%
40Beaumont, TX52,160+1.5%
41Leander, TX52,002+2.5%
42San Angelo, TX50,326+0.4%
43Edinburg, TX49,513+2%
44Bryan, TX47,040+2.5%
45Georgetown, TX46,773+2.5%
46San Marcos, TX44,705+2.4%
47Cedar Park, TX44,590+2.5%
48Flower Mound, TX44,149+1.8%
49Mansfield, TX43,316+1.3%
50Wichita Falls, TX43,232+0.1%
51Pflugerville, TX40,769+2.4%
52Temple, TX40,672+1.1%
53Missouri City, TX39,350+1.5%
54North Richland Hills, TX39,031+1.3%
55Kyle, TX38,223+2.4%
56Rowlett, TX37,873+1.7%
57Baytown, TX37,772+1.5%
58Mission, TX37,206+2%
59Longview, TX36,981+1.1%
60Euless, TX35,349+1.3%
61Pharr, TX34,756+2%
62Wylie, TX33,681+1.7%
63Little Elm, TX32,380+1.8%
64Grapevine, TX31,045+1.3%
65DeSoto, TX30,296+1.7%
66Harlingen, TX30,206-0.4%
67Rockwall, TX29,123+1.8%
68Victoria, TX29,019+0.6%
69The Colony, TX28,829+1.8%
70Burleson, TX28,490+1.3%
71Bedford, TX27,269+1.3%
72Celina, TX27,104+1.7%
73Texas City, TX26,303+1.6%
74Hutto, TX26,011+2.5%
75Cedar Hill, TX25,480+1.7%
76Waxahachie, TX25,455+1.7%
77Galveston, TX24,620+1.6%
78Sherman, TX24,090+2.2%
79Keller, TX24,010+1.3%
80Coppell, TX23,308+1.7%
81Midlothian, TX23,291+1.7%
82Haltom City, TX23,002+1.3%
83Farmers Branch, TX22,814+1.7%
84Fulshear, TX22,808+1.5%
85Prosper, TX21,651+1.8%
86Hurst, TX21,088+1.3%
87Forney, TX20,788+1.7%
88Port Arthur, TX20,646+1.5%
89Rosenberg, TX20,612+1.5%
90Princeton, TX20,259+1.7%
91Schertz, TX20,169+1.1%
92Weatherford, TX19,909+1.3%
93Friendswood, TX19,201+1.6%
94Lancaster, TX19,162+1.7%
95Seguin, TX18,388+1.1%
96Sachse, TX18,272+1.7%
97Socorro, TX18,247+1.5%
98La Porte, TX18,096+1.5%
99Weslaco, TX18,055+2%
100Cleburne, TX18,028+1.3%
101Huntsville, TX17,869+0.6%
102Duncanville, TX17,639+1.7%
103Anna, TX17,141+1.8%
104Cibolo, TX17,083+1.1%
105Deer Park, TX16,332+1.5%
106San Juan, TX15,979+2%
107Greenville, TX15,961+1.8%
108Copperas Cove, TX15,669+1.2%
109Converse, TX14,964+1%
110Harker Heights, TX14,772+1.1%
111Texarkana, TX14,683+0.6%
112Del Rio, TX14,500-0.9%
113Royse City, TX14,283+1.8%
114Nacogdoches, TX14,250-1.6%
115Fate, TX14,025+1.7%
116Alvin, TX13,991+1.6%
117Southlake, TX13,964+1.3%
118Lufkin, TX13,602-1.2%
119Saginaw, TX13,595+1.3%
120Lake Jackson, TX13,582+1.6%
121Melissa, TX13,208+1.7%
122Balch Springs, TX13,162+1.7%
123Colleyville, TX12,827+1.3%
124Katy, TX12,573+1.5%
125Eagle Pass, TX11,818+3.2%
126Denison, TX11,229+2.2%
127Kingsville, TX11,219+2.3%
128University Park, TX11,027+1.7%
129Kerrville, TX10,899+1.5%
130Belton, TX10,890+1.1%
131Corsicana, TX10,803+2.9%
132Paris, TX10,672+0.2%
133Big Spring, TX9,166-4%
134San Benito, TX9,048-0.4%

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About this ranking

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Cities in Texas by employed residents, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Houston, TX, with 1.18 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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