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.

View the 2017 I-20 Corridor Are Wage & Fringe Benefits Survey Report
View the 2017 Tyler/Smith County MSA Labor Study
View the 2013 East Texas Regional Wage and Benefit Study conducted by The Quorum Group
View the 2016 Labor Market Profile prepared by the Tyler Economic Development Council
View the 2017 Inflow/Outflow Report
View the 2019 Regional Labor Market Profile
View the 2019 Lindale/Smith County Labor Force Profile

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