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Cities in Texas by employed residents

Houston, TX had the highest employed residents of 122 cities in 2015, at 1.09 million. San Benito, TX had the lowest, at 8,301. The median was 26,036. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,085,166Houston, TX
Lowest8,301San Benito, TX
Median26,036122 cities

Top 40 cities, 2015

Houston, TX: 1,085,166 personsHouston, TX1,085,166San Antonio, TX: 651,896 personsSan Antonio, TX651,896Dallas, TX: 609,411 personsDallas, TX609,411Austin, TX: 518,586 personsAustin, TX518,586Fort Worth, TX: 375,624 personsFort Worth, TX375,624El Paso, TX: 270,738 personsEl Paso, TX270,738Arlington, TX: 191,635 personsArlington, TX191,635Plano, TX: 147,670 personsPlano, TX147,670Corpus Christi, TX: 142,558 personsCorpus Christi, TX142,558Lubbock, TX: 120,989 personsLubbock, TX120,989Irving, TX: 119,222 personsIrving, TX119,222Garland, TX: 113,318 personsGarland, TX113,318Laredo, TX: 101,459 personsLaredo, TX101,459Amarillo, TX: 96,490 personsAmarillo, TX96,490Grand Prairie, TX: 89,080 personsGrand Prairie, TX89,080McKinney, TX: 79,588 personsMcKinney, TX79,588Frisco, TX: 79,002 personsFrisco, TX79,002Carrollton, TX: 73,243 personsCarrollton, TX73,243Mesquite, TX: 70,161 personsMesquite, TX70,161Midland, TX: 70,007 personsMidland, TX70,007Brownsville, TX: 68,272 personsBrownsville, TX68,272Denton, TX: 65,880 personsDenton, TX65,880Pasadena, TX: 63,247 personsPasadena, TX63,247McAllen, TX: 59,060 personsMcAllen, TX59,060Lewisville, TX: 58,823 personsLewisville, TX58,823Round Rock, TX: 58,560 personsRound Rock, TX58,560Odessa, TX: 58,297 personsOdessa, TX58,297Pearland, TX: 56,112 personsPearland, TX56,112Richardson, TX: 56,047 personsRichardson, TX56,047Waco, TX: 54,596 personsWaco, TX54,596College Station, TX: 52,843 personsCollege Station, TX52,843Abilene, TX: 51,771 personsAbilene, TX51,771League City, TX: 51,175 personsLeague City, TX51,175Killeen, TX: 50,841 personsKilleen, TX50,841Allen, TX: 50,177 personsAllen, TX50,177Beaumont, TX: 48,518 personsBeaumont, TX48,518Tyler, TX: 47,271 personsTyler, TX47,271San Angelo, TX: 43,710 personsSan Angelo, TX43,710Sugar Land, TX: 43,270 personsSugar Land, TX43,270Wichita Falls, TX: 40,854 personsWichita Falls, TX40,854Houston, TX: 1,085,166 personsHouston, TX1,085,166San Antonio, TX: 651,896 personsSan Antonio, TX651,896Dallas, TX: 609,411 personsDallas, TX609,411Austin, TX: 518,586 personsAustin, TX518,586Fort Worth, TX: 375,624 personsFort Worth, TX375,624El Paso, TX: 270,738 personsEl Paso, TX270,738Arlington, TX: 191,635 personsArlington, TX191,635Plano, TX: 147,670 personsPlano, TX147,670Corpus Christi, TX: 142,558 personsCorpus Christi, TX142,558Lubbock, TX: 120,989 personsLubbock, TX120,989Irving, TX: 119,222 personsIrving, TX119,222Garland, TX: 113,318 personsGarland, TX113,318Laredo, TX: 101,459 personsLaredo, TX101,459Amarillo, TX: 96,490 personsAmarillo, TX96,490Grand Prairie, TX: 89,080 personsGrand Prairie, TX89,080McKinney, TX: 79,588 personsMcKinney, TX79,588Frisco, TX: 79,002 personsFrisco, TX79,002Carrollton, TX: 73,243 personsCarrollton, TX73,243Mesquite, TX: 70,161 personsMesquite, TX70,161Midland, TX: 70,007 personsMidland, TX70,007Brownsville, TX: 68,272 personsBrownsville, TX68,272Denton, TX: 65,880 personsDenton, TX65,880Pasadena, TX: 63,247 personsPasadena, TX63,247McAllen, TX: 59,060 personsMcAllen, TX59,060Lewisville, TX: 58,823 personsLewisville, TX58,823Round Rock, TX: 58,560 personsRound Rock, TX58,560Odessa, TX: 58,297 personsOdessa, TX58,297Pearland, TX: 56,112 personsPearland, TX56,112Richardson, TX: 56,047 personsRichardson, TX56,047Waco, TX: 54,596 personsWaco, TX54,596College Station, TX: 52,843 personsCollege Station, TX52,843Abilene, TX: 51,771 personsAbilene, TX51,771League City, TX: 51,175 personsLeague City, TX51,175Killeen, TX: 50,841 personsKilleen, TX50,841Allen, TX: 50,177 personsAllen, TX50,177Beaumont, TX: 48,518 personsBeaumont, TX48,518Tyler, TX: 47,271 personsTyler, TX47,271San Angelo, TX: 43,710 personsSan Angelo, TX43,710Sugar Land, TX: 43,270 personsSugar Land, TX43,270Wichita Falls, TX: 40,854 personsWichita Falls, TX40,854
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2015
persons		Change on 2014
1Houston, TX1,085,166+0.9%
2San Antonio, TX651,896+2.4%
3Dallas, TX609,411+2.3%
4Austin, TX518,586+2.5%
5Fort Worth, TX375,624+1.7%
6El Paso, TX270,738+0.5%
7Arlington, TX191,635+0.3%
8Plano, TX147,670+2.6%
9Corpus Christi, TX142,558-1.1%
10Lubbock, TX120,989+2%
11Irving, TX119,222+2.6%
12Garland, TX113,318+1.4%
13Laredo, TX101,459+1%
14Amarillo, TX96,490+0.2%
15Grand Prairie, TX89,080+1.5%
16McKinney, TX79,588+4.7%
17Frisco, TX79,002+7.3%
18Carrollton, TX73,243+4.6%
19Mesquite, TX70,161+1%
20Midland, TX70,007-3%
21Brownsville, TX68,272-0.6%
22Denton, TX65,880+3%
23Pasadena, TX63,247-1.7%
24McAllen, TX59,060+0.4%
25Lewisville, TX58,823+1.9%
26Round Rock, TX58,560+3.3%
27Odessa, TX58,297-4.2%
28Pearland, TX56,112+3.5%
29Richardson, TX56,047+2.8%
30Waco, TX54,596+1.5%
31College Station, TX52,843+6.3%
32Abilene, TX51,771-1.1%
33League City, TX51,175+2.4%
34Killeen, TX50,841+2.4%
35Allen, TX50,177+5%
36Beaumont, TX48,518-0.9%
37Tyler, TX47,271+2.6%
38San Angelo, TX43,710-0.1%
39Sugar Land, TX43,270-0%
40Wichita Falls, TX40,854-1.4%
41Bryan, TX39,061+3.4%
42Missouri City, TX37,028+1.7%
43Longview, TX36,828-3%
44Flower Mound, TX36,787+3.1%
45North Richland Hills, TX36,1430%
46Edinburg, TX35,468+1%
47New Braunfels, TX33,631+6.3%
48Cedar Park, TX33,430+4.2%
49Temple, TX32,203+2.6%
50Mansfield, TX31,868+2.3%
51Victoria, TX31,350-1.3%
52Conroe, TX31,215+2.5%
53Rowlett, TX31,115+3.9%
54Baytown, TX30,558-1.3%
55Mission, TX30,519+0.3%
56Pflugerville, TX29,858+4.9%
57San Marcos, TX28,943+3.4%
58Grapevine, TX28,883+0.2%
59Euless, TX28,659+0.2%
60Bedford, TX27,059-0.1%
61Pharr, TX26,636+0.7%
62DeSoto, TX25,436+1.8%
63The Colony, TX24,668+1.8%
64Georgetown, TX24,357+8.2%
65Cedar Hill, TX24,352+1.6%
66Wylie, TX23,713+2.5%
67Harlingen, TX22,550-1.3%
68Galveston, TX22,499-0.5%
69Keller, TX21,992+3.2%
70Coppell, TX21,737+2%
71Burleson, TX21,368+3.3%
72Haltom City, TX20,687-0.3%
73Rockwall, TX20,270+2.6%
74Port Arthur, TX20,1270%
75Texas City, TX19,662+0.4%
76Hurst, TX18,877-0.2%
77Duncanville, TX18,688+1.1%
78Friendswood, TX18,509-0.2%
79Little Elm, TX18,365+9.1%
80Leander, TX18,320+11.3%
81Sherman, TX18,235+0.5%
82Kyle, TX17,534+9%
83La Porte, TX17,304-1.3%
84Schertz, TX16,853+2.8%
85Lancaster, TX16,778+1.7%
86Farmers Branch, TX16,174+1.2%
87Rosenberg, TX16,013+1.4%
88Deer Park, TX15,886-1.3%
89Waxahachie, TX15,671+3.9%
90Lufkin, TX14,747-1.3%
91Texarkana, TX14,600+0.3%
92Nacogdoches, TX13,696-1%
93Weslaco, TX13,664+4.2%
94Del Rio, TX13,565+0.9%
95San Juan, TX13,304+0.3%
96Sachse, TX13,286+4.5%
97Southlake, TX13,099+2%
98Colleyville, TX13,069+1.2%
99Lake Jackson, TX12,981-1.9%
100Socorro, TX12,482+1.2%
101Cleburne, TX12,340-0.5%
102Copperas Cove, TX12,236+0.9%
103Cibolo, TX12,164+5.4%
104Weatherford, TX12,049+2.4%
105Seguin, TX11,885+3.1%
106Hutto, TX11,564+7.8%
107Alvin, TX11,433-0.6%
108Harker Heights, TX11,221+2.7%
109Kingsville, TX10,998-6.2%
110Eagle Pass, TX10,985+1.7%
111Huntsville, TX10,772-0.5%
112Midlothian, TX10,629+7.3%
113Corsicana, TX10,469-0.5%
114Converse, TX10,463+4.5%
115University Park, TX10,288+2.3%
116Paris, TX10,111+1.3%
117Greenville, TX10,101+1.9%
118Denison, TX9,904-0.2%
119Balch Springs, TX9,624+1.1%
120Big Spring, TX9,197-2.1%
121Forney, TX9,147+5.8%
122San Benito, TX8,301-1.1%

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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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. 12 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.CurrentU15-19. 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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19

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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, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employed-residents/texas-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest employed residents?

Houston, TX, with 1.09 million in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest employed residents?

San Benito, TX, with 8,301 in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 12 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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