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Workforce

Basic Workforce

  • Lindale draws from a commuting range of 26-28 miles
  • Workforce age population base (18-64 years) within 30 miles:  214,000
  • US Census reports the average commute time is 27 minutes
  • Workforce in the Tyler/Smith County MSA is: 106,806

Labor Survey & Wage/Benefit Survey

The Lindale Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) and the Tyler Economic Development Council (TEDC) periodically conduct a county-wide labor survey and a regional wage-and-benefit survey.

Where Smith County Residents Work

According to the 2010 Census, 65.3% of Smith County residents work within Smith County - the remaining 34.7% work in surrounding counties with the largest percentage (5.5%) working in Dallas County.

County Labor Force Percent
Smith 53,768 65.3%
Dallas 4,568 5.5
Gregg 4,157 5.0
Harris 2,652 3.2
Tarrant 1,756 2.1
Cherokee 1,095 1.3
Rusk 939 1.1
Henderson 863 1.0
Collin 860 1.0
Van Zandt 694 0.8
All Other 10,992 13.3

Smith County/Tyler MSA Workforce Statistics
Source: Texas Workforce Commission

Tyler MSA (Smith County) Employment by Industry 

Series Title Aug 2020 July 2020 Aug 2019 Monthly 
Change
Monthly Percent
Change
Yearly
Change
Yearly Percent
Change
Total Non-farm 102,800 101,800 106,400 1,000 1.0% -3,600 -3.4%
Mining, Logging and Construction 6,300 6,300 6,800 0 0.0% -500 -7.4%
Manufacturing 5,000 5,000 5,100 0 0.0% -100 -2.0%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 23,500 23,200 23,400 300 1.3% 100 0.4%
Information 1,300 1,300 1,500 0 0.0% -200 -13.3%
Financial Activities 4,300 4,300 4,400 0 0.0% -100 -2.3%
Professional and Business Services 9,300 9,100 10,400 200 2.2% -1,100 -10.6%
Education and Health Services 24,100 23,900 25,100 200 0.8% -1,000 -4.0%
Leisure and Hospitality 11,700 11,700 11,600 0 0.0% 100 0.9%
Other Services 3,300 3,200 4,700 100 3.1% -1,400 -29.8%
Government 14,000 13,800 13,400 200 1.4% 600 4.5%

Source: Labor Market Information, Texas Workforce Commission

Labor Force Statistics 

  Employed Unemployed
Area Labor Force Employment Number % of Labor Force
Texas 14,325,524 13,329,260 996,264 7.0
Tyler MSA (Smith County) 109,612 103,002 6,610 6.0

Source: TexasLMI.com

Quarterly Employment and Wages – 1st Quarter 2020

Area Industry Average Employment Average Weekly Wage Total Wages
Tyler MSA (Smith County) Total, All Industries 105,417 $901 $1,234,627,537

Source: TexasLMI.com