Key Facts

• Plano's workforce exceeds 300,000 within a 30-mile radius
• 55% of Plano residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher (more than twice the US average)
• 3.7 million workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA
• 2.2 million workers in the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metro Division
• Texas is a Right-to-Work State 

Access to a highly-educated workforce is one of Plano's strengths. Evidence of this is the steady migration of prominent companies to Plano.

• Plano’s proximity to Dallas’ large labor pool of 3.7 million workers and excellent transportation system provide employers access to employees at all levels.
• The region is growing and adding jobs. From 2005 to 2010, over 94,000 jobs were added. Collin County is one of the nation’s fastest growing counties.
• The University of Texas at Dallas, Collin College, SMU, and the University of North Texas provide a steady pipeline of college graduates