These Are The 10 Best Places Places In Texas To Get A Job

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If you’re starting to look for a job in Texas, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Austin would be an excellent place to find a job. And while the capital does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Texas to find a job.

After analyzing all 67 plus places in Texas, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Lone Star State:

So listen up Brownsville as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Best Places For Jobs In Lone Star State

We first researched detailed data on all places in Texas. However, in order to properly compare places in an apples-to-apples manner, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

This left us with 67 places in Texas to analyze.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 67, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In Texas”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Recent job growth
Future job growth
Median household income

Sources of criteria include the the BLS and Sperling’s Best Places.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart and a downloadable file of all the data.

Otherwise, learn how these cities moved up the career ladder.

1. Midland

Population: 112,618Unemployment Rate: 2.30%
Recent Job Growth: 3.79%
Future Job Growth: 45.30%

2. Bryan

Population: 76,082Unemployment Rate: 3.40%
Recent Job Growth: 4.84%
Future Job Growth: 46.30%

3. Victoria

Population: 62,869Unemployment Rate: 3.60%
Recent Job Growth: 3.69%
Future Job Growth: 43.80%

4. Rockwall

Population: 37,842Unemployment Rate: 3.50%
Recent Job Growth: 3.43%
Future Job Growth: 43.40%

5. Denton

Population: 115,098Unemployment Rate: 3.80%
Recent Job Growth: 3.43%
Future Job Growth: 43.10%

6. Odessa

Population: 101,545Unemployment Rate: 2.80%
Recent Job Growth: 3.09%
Future Job Growth: 43.40%

7. Frisco

Population: 116,944Unemployment Rate: 3.80%
Recent Job Growth: 3.43%
Future Job Growth: 43.10%

8. Wylie

Population: 40,793Unemployment Rate: 4.10%
Recent Job Growth: 3.43%
Future Job Growth: 42.80%

9. Lewisville

Population: 95,989Unemployment Rate: 4.10%
Recent Job Growth: 3.43%
Future Job Growth: 42.80%

10. Waxahachie

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 29,760Unemployment Rate: 4.20%
Recent Job Growth: 3.44%
Future Job Growth: 42.70%

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Texas For Jobs

City	Rank	Population	Unemployment Rate	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
Midland	1	112,618	2.30%	3.79%	45.30%
Bryan	2	76,082	3.40%	4.84%	46.30%
Victoria	3	62,869	3.60%	3.69%	43.80%
Rockwall	4	37,842	3.50%	3.43%	43.40%
Denton	5	115,098	3.80%	3.43%	43.10%
Odessa	6	101,545	2.80%	3.09%	43.40%
Frisco	7	116,944	3.80%	3.43%	43.10%
Wylie	8	40,793	4.10%	3.43%	42.80%
Lewisville	9	95,989	4.10%	3.43%	42.80%
Waxahachie	10	29,760	4.20%	3.44%	42.70%
Richardson	11	100,057	4.10%	3.43%	42.80%
Allen	12	84,387	4.20%	3.43%	42.70%
Irving	13	217,021	4.30%	3.43%	42.60%
Plano	14	263,122	4.30%	3.43%	42.60%
Coppell	15	39,212	4.50%	3.44%	42.40%
McKinney	16	131,882	4.40%	3.43%	42.50%
Pearland	17	90,347	3.50%	2.96%	42.40%
Burleson	18	36,879	3.70%	2.97%	42.20%
Keller	19	39,763	3.80%	2.97%	42.10%
Carrollton	20	120,727	4.50%	3.43%	42.40%
Pflugerville	21	47,602	3.30%	2.82%	42.30%
Conroe	22	57,380	3.60%	2.95%	42.30%
Mansfield	23	55,818	4.00%	2.97%	41.90%
Austin	24	799,939	3.50%	2.82%	42.10%
Friendswood	25	35,853	4.00%	2.95%	41.90%
Grapevine	26	46,756	4.20%	2.97%	41.70%
Rowlett	27	55,970	4.90%	3.43%	42.00%
Hurst	28	37,572	4.20%	2.97%	41.70%
Rosenberg	29	30,665	4.10%	2.95%	41.80%
Dallas	30	1,207,202	5.10%	3.43%	41.80%
Bedford	31	47,385	4.20%	2.97%	41.70%
Garland	32	227,641	5.10%	3.43%	41.80%
Georgetown	33	48,220	4.10%	2.82%	41.50%
Cleburne	34	29,318	4.60%	2.98%	41.40%
Duncanville	35	38,590	5.30%	3.43%	41.60%
Lubbock	36	229,428	3.40%	2.29%	41.20%
Euless	37	51,526	4.50%	2.97%	41.40%
Schertz	38	31,934	3.40%	2.21%	41.00%
Arlington	39	367,154	4.50%	2.97%	41.40%
Sherman	40	38,499	4.90%	3.05%	41.20%
Houston	41	2,107,449	4.70%	2.96%	41.20%
DeSoto	42	49,011	6.00%	3.43%	40.90%
Lancaster	43	36,271	6.80%	3.43%	40.10%
Galveston	44	48,352	5.20%	2.96%	40.70%
Lufkin	45	35,169	4.50%	1.90%	39.30%
Longview	46	80,931	4.40%	1.68%	39.00%
Temple	47	66,435	4.30%	1.62%	38.90%
Pasadena	48	149,506	5.30%	2.96%	40.60%
Abilene	49	118,484	3.70%	0.41%	37.10%
Nacogdoches	50	33,157	4.60%	1.62%	38.60%
Amarillo	51	191,118	3.20%	-0.34%	36.10%
Baytown	52	71,790	6.40%	2.96%	39.50%
Tyler	53	97,125	4.70%	1.60%	38.50%
Laredo	54	236,063	4.90%	1.33%	37.80%
Huntsville	55	38,682	4.50%	0.75%	37.00%
McAllen	56	130,297	5.40%	1.56%	37.70%
Edinburg	57	77,174	5.50%	1.56%	37.60%
Killeen	58	127,995	6.00%	1.62%	37.20%
Waco	59	124,843	4.70%	0.76%	36.80%
Mission	60	76,784	6.80%	1.55%	36.30%
Pharr	61	70,119	6.90%	1.55%	36.20%
Harlingen	62	64,947	6.30%	0.92%	35.50%
Socorro	63	31,912	7.50%	1.17%	34.80%
Texarkana	64	36,548	5.50%	0.15%	34.80%
Beaumont	65	117,769	6.80%	0.79%	34.80%
Weslaco	66	35,720	8.60%	1.56%	34.50%
Brownsville	67	175,210	8.60%	0.92%	33.20%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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