Key Facts

• Plano's workforce exceeds 300,000 within a 30-mile radius
• 57% of Plano residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher (nearly twice the US average)
• 4 million workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA
• 2.7 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 4 million workers and excellent transportation system provide employers access to employees at all levels.
• The University of Texas at Dallas, Collin College and the University of North Texas provide a steady pipeline of college graduates.