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Best Counties for Remote Workers in Texas 2026

254 counties ranked with the Remote Worker lens of the County Fit Score.

Top 5 Remote Work Counties in Texas

1Crockett County
74.6
baseline 71.3
2King County
73
baseline 65.5
3Roberts County
69.3
baseline 64.4
4Kinney County
68
baseline 64.9
5Kent County
67.5
baseline 61.4

All 254 Remote-Work-Ranked Counties in Texas

RankCountyCounty Fit Scorebaseline CountyScoreDelta
1Crockett County, TX74.671.3+3.3
2King County, TX7365.5+7.5
3Roberts County, TX69.364.4+4.9
4Kinney County, TX6864.9+3.1
5Kent County, TX67.561.4+6.1
6Schleicher County, TX67.555.4+12.1
7Archer County, TX65.961.1+4.8
8Cottle County, TX64.261.5+2.7
9Mason County, TX64.264.5-0.3
10Stonewall County, TX64.257.6+6.6
11Borden County, TX63.567-3.5
12Glasscock County, TX62.957.7+5.2
13Mills County, TX62.961.7+1.2
14Throckmorton County, TX62.657.4+5.2
15Terrell County, TX61.764-2.3
16Sutton County, TX61.455.9+5.5
17Hansford County, TX60.857.9+2.9
18Dickens County, TX60.460.3+0.1
19Mitchell County, TX60.357.9+2.4
20Carson County, TX60.249.3+10.9
21Bailey County, TX59.856.4+3.4
22Collingsworth County, TX59.658.7+0.9
23Lipscomb County, TX59.651.2+8.4
24Shackelford County, TX59.652.8+6.8
25Winkler County, TX59.252.4+6.8
26Somervell County, TX59.148.7+10.4
27Sterling County, TX58.551.8+6.7
28Hudspeth County, TX58.356.9+1.4
29Oldham County, TX58.254.5+3.7
30Sherman County, TX58.252.1+6.1
31Kimble County, TX5857.6+0.4
32Hartley County, TX57.747.7+10
33Reagan County, TX57.655.4+2.2
34Motley County, TX57.450.4+7
35Hardeman County, TX57.357.2+0.1
36Foard County, TX56.855.3+1.5
37Donley County, TX56.655.4+1.2
38Hemphill County, TX5653.4+2.6
39Sabine County, TX55.556-0.5
40Baylor County, TX55.457.7-2.3
41Wheeler County, TX5548.8+6.2
42Presidio County, TX54.855.1-0.3
43Yoakum County, TX54.849.5+5.3
44Crane County, TX54.553.5+1
45Rains County, TX54.548.2+6.3
46Callahan County, TX5451.2+2.8
47Fisher County, TX5442.3+11.7
48Concho County, TX53.747.8+5.9
49Bosque County, TX53.650.4+3.2
50Castro County, TX53.552.4+1.1
51Gaines County, TX53.349.3+4
52Crosby County, TX53.252.9+0.3
53Culberson County, TX53.257.6-4.4
54Jack County, TX53.149.9+3.2
55Menard County, TX5353.1-0.1
56Robertson County, TX5351.1+1.9
57San Saba County, TX52.954.1-1.2
58Jeff Davis County, TX52.763.3-10.6
59Knox County, TX52.649.1+3.5
60La Salle County, TX52.653.6-1
61Hall County, TX52.457.5-5.1
62Pecos County, TX52.448.5+3.9
63Burleson County, TX52.249.2+3
64McMullen County, TX52.253.7-1.5
65Coleman County, TX51.946.9+5
66Upton County, TX51.955.8-3.9
67Zapata County, TX51.753.9-2.2
68Floyd County, TX51.649.5+2.1
69Ward County, TX51.550.2+1.3
70Blanco County, TX51.349+2.3
71Goliad County, TX50.651.4-0.8
72Live Oak County, TX50.657.8-7.2
73Madison County, TX5046.8+3.2
74Lavaca County, TX49.755.2-5.5
75Briscoe County, TX49.247.7+1.5
76Brewster County, TX48.855.4-6.6
77Fayette County, TX48.847.3+1.5
78Coke County, TX48.548.8-0.3
79Randall County, TX48.444.5+3.9
80Morris County, TX48.147.6+0.5
81Falls County, TX4846.4+1.6
82Bandera County, TX47.946.6+1.3
83Garza County, TX47.946.6+1.3
84Dimmit County, TX47.851.4-3.6
85Wood County, TX47.850.8-3
86Brooks County, TX47.753.8-6.1
87Childress County, TX47.442.6+4.8
88Delta County, TX47.347.4-0.1
89Young County, TX47.346.2+1.1
90Fannin County, TX47.246.2+1
91Hamilton County, TX4747.4-0.4
92Lampasas County, TX46.841.6+5.2
93Williamson County, TX46.843.5+3.3
94Clay County, TX46.539.4+7.1
95Hopkins County, TX46.145.9+0.2
96Irion County, TX4647.3-1.3
97Rockwall County, TX4640.6+5.4
98Franklin County, TX45.644+1.6
99Armstrong County, TX45.437.1+8.3
100Leon County, TX45.148.5-3.4
101Midland County, TX45.138.7+6.4
102Runnels County, TX4542.3+2.7
103Kendall County, TX44.841.3+3.5
104Zavala County, TX44.843.8+1
105Hardin County, TX44.741.4+3.3
106Ochiltree County, TX44.539.6+4.9
107Cochran County, TX44.344.6-0.3
108Parmer County, TX44.342.8+1.5
109Colorado County, TX44.239.3+4.9
110Gillespie County, TX44.245.5-1.3
111Cass County, TX4447.9-3.9
112Hutchinson County, TX4441.1+2.9
113Van Zandt County, TX43.941.4+2.5
114Austin County, TX43.639.6+4
115Camp County, TX43.644.5-0.9
116Haskell County, TX43.544.5-1
117Lamb County, TX43.545.8-2.3
118Guadalupe County, TX43.339.4+3.9
119Newton County, TX43.347.7-4.4
120Lee County, TX43.242.6+0.6
121San Jacinto County, TX43.244.7-1.5
122Taylor County, TX43.241.9+1.3
123Wichita County, TX43.244.3-1.1
124Stephens County, TX4337+6
125Lynn County, TX42.937.2+5.7
126Rusk County, TX42.941.9+1
127San Augustine County, TX42.949.1-6.2
128Eastland County, TX42.545.9-3.4
129Wilson County, TX42.537.1+5.4
130Wise County, TX42.536.7+5.8
131Trinity County, TX42.146.1-4
132Llano County, TX4247.2-5.2
133Refugio County, TX4241.5+0.5
134Hood County, TX41.737.4+4.3
135Red River County, TX41.749.7-8
136Reeves County, TX41.639.8+1.8
137Dallam County, TX41.335+6.3
138Travis County, TX41.337.9+3.4
139Washington County, TX41.337.9+3.4
140Kerr County, TX41.240.1+1.1
141Panola County, TX41.140.1+1
142Milam County, TX4141.8-0.8
143Titus County, TX4140.7+0.3
144Edwards County, TX40.840+0.8
145Martin County, TX40.737.8+2.9
146Marion County, TX40.645.1-4.5
147Upshur County, TX40.640.8-0.2
148Montague County, TX40.540.8-0.3
149DeWitt County, TX40.344.9-4.6
150Andrews County, TX40.232.2+8
151Cooke County, TX40.237.1+3.1
152Jackson County, TX40.144.4-4.3
153Calhoun County, TX39.836.2+3.6
154Starr County, TX39.645.9-6.3
155Comanche County, TX39.538.8+0.7
156Duval County, TX39.543.3-3.8
157Medina County, TX39.436.8+2.6
158Erath County, TX38.738.6+0.1
159McCulloch County, TX38.640.1-1.5
160Burnet County, TX38.537.5+1
161Karnes County, TX38.541.7-3.2
162Harrison County, TX38.434.5+3.9
163Grimes County, TX38.137+1.1
164Tyler County, TX37.941.3-3.4
165Hill County, TX37.838.4-0.6
166Parker County, TX37.832.9+4.9
167Scurry County, TX37.635.5+2.1
168Freestone County, TX37.539.4-1.9
169Coryell County, TX37.432.7+4.7
170Orange County, TX37.331.3+6
171Johnson County, TX37.232.7+4.5
172Comal County, TX36.933.9+3
173Ellis County, TX36.930.8+6.1
174Loving County, TX36.940.4-3.5
175Swisher County, TX36.835.2+1.6
176Tarrant County, TX36.731.5+5.2
177Hale County, TX36.636.60
178Frio County, TX36.536.3+0.2
179Anderson County, TX36.441-4.6
180Kaufman County, TX36.429.4+7
181Shelby County, TX36.440.1-3.7
182Waller County, TX36.333.6+2.7
183Atascosa County, TX36.232.5+3.7
184Henderson County, TX36.238.8-2.6
185Nolan County, TX36.236.4-0.2
186Deaf Smith County, TX3630.6+5.4
187Jasper County, TX35.940.5-4.6
188Howard County, TX35.725.1+10.6
189Gonzales County, TX35.636.8-1.2
190Moore County, TX35.634.5+1.1
191Grayson County, TX35.332.8+2.5
192Houston County, TX35.339.4-4.1
193Lamar County, TX35.336.5-1.2
194Montgomery County, TX35.129.3+5.8
195Wilbarger County, TX35.135.2-0.1
196Bastrop County, TX34.929.9+5
197Cherokee County, TX34.933.9+1
198Chambers County, TX34.732.1+2.6
199Dawson County, TX34.632.6+2
200Limestone County, TX34.432.7+1.7
201Gray County, TX34.331.1+3.2
202Collin County, TX34.130.4+3.7
203Jones County, TX3430.1+3.9
204Real County, TX33.933.6+0.3
205Denton County, TX33.826.2+7.6
206Hockley County, TX33.832.2+1.6
207Nacogdoches County, TX33.838.9-5.1
208Brown County, TX33.736.6-2.9
209Dallas County, TX33.626.2+7.4
210Liberty County, TX33.530.4+3.1
211Brazoria County, TX33.328.8+4.5
212Hunt County, TX33.331.5+1.8
213Bowie County, TX33.134.5-1.4
214Galveston County, TX33.128.7+4.4
215Jim Hogg County, TX3338.4-5.4
216Palo Pinto County, TX32.831.7+1.1
217Smith County, TX32.629.6+3
218San Patricio County, TX31.931.4+0.5
219Val Verde County, TX31.727+4.7
220Maverick County, TX31.632.5-0.9
221Fort Bend County, TX31.527.1+4.4
222Polk County, TX31.532.8-1.3
223Ector County, TX3121.2+9.8
224Harris County, TX30.424.9+5.5
225Hays County, TX30.322.7+7.6
226Terry County, TX30.130.4-0.3
227Victoria County, TX29.623.6+6
228Willacy County, TX29.432.6-3.2
229Wharton County, TX29.327+2.3
230Bell County, TX29.225.6+3.6
231Uvalde County, TX29.225.6+3.6
232Tom Green County, TX28.723.6+5.1
233Navarro County, TX28.530.3-1.8
234Bee County, TX28.228.1+0.1
235Gregg County, TX28.128.2-0.1
236Aransas County, TX2826.9+1.1
237El Paso County, TX27.526.3+1.2
238Caldwell County, TX27.122.5+4.6
239Angelina County, TX26.927.6-0.7
240Webb County, TX26.827.9-1.1
241Hidalgo County, TX26.629.2-2.6
242Cameron County, TX26.229.7-3.5
243Matagorda County, TX25.927.8-1.9
244Walker County, TX25.925.1+0.8
245McLennan County, TX24.322.6+1.7
246Bexar County, TX24.218.1+6.1
247Brazos County, TX22.922.8+0.1
248Jefferson County, TX22.919.8+3.1
249Jim Wells County, TX22.825.8-3
250Lubbock County, TX22.120.3+1.8
251Nueces County, TX2218.5+3.5
252Kleberg County, TX21.719.2+2.5
253Kenedy County, TX21.533.7-12.2
254Potter County, TX21.421+0.4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best county for remote workers in Texas?

Based on the Remote Worker lens, Crockett County ranks as the top remote work county in Texas with a County Fit Score of 74.6. The baseline CountyScore remains visible for context.

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We rank 254 counties in Texas with the Remote Worker lens, using independent importance values for affordability, income, safety, risk, health, weather, taxes, and water.

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