Metros where people in Odessa are getting new jobs

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April 26, 2022
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Metros where people in Odessa are getting new jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.

Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.

Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Odessa, TX found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Odessa, TX in the first quarter of 2021.

#18. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

- Started a new job in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 10
--- 0.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 12
--- #183 (tie) most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 2 to Odessa, TX

#17. Killeen-Temple, TX

- Started a new job in Killeen-Temple, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 11
--- 0.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Killeen-Temple, TX in Q1 2021: 6
--- #26 most common destination from Killeen-Temple, TX
- Net job flow: 5 to Killeen-Temple, TX

#16. Albuquerque, NM

- Started a new job in Albuquerque, NM from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 12
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Albuquerque, NM in Q1 2021: 9
--- #48 most common destination from Albuquerque, NM
- Net job flow: 3 to Albuquerque, NM

#15. Waco, TX

- Started a new job in Waco, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 13
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Waco, TX in Q1 2021: 9
--- #21 most common destination from Waco, TX
- Net job flow: 4 to Waco, TX

#14. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

- Started a new job in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 13
--- 0.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX in Q1 2021: 25
--- #26 (tie) most common destination from McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Net job flow: 12 to Odessa, TX

#13. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

- Started a new job in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 24
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ in Q1 2021: 11
--- #139 (tie) most common destination from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Net job flow: 13 to Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

#12. Longview, TX

- Started a new job in Longview, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 25
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Longview, TX in Q1 2021: 24
--- #11 (tie) most common destination from Longview, TX
- Net job flow: 1 to Longview, TX

#11. Corpus Christi, TX

- Started a new job in Corpus Christi, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 26
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Corpus Christi, TX in Q1 2021: 24
--- #15 (tie) most common destination from Corpus Christi, TX
- Net job flow: 2 to Corpus Christi, TX

#10. Abilene, TX

- Started a new job in Abilene, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 34
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Abilene, TX in Q1 2021: 36
--- #11 (tie) most common destination from Abilene, TX
- Net job flow: 2 to Odessa, TX

#9. Amarillo, TX

- Started a new job in Amarillo, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 37
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Amarillo, TX in Q1 2021: 63
--- #12 most common destination from Amarillo, TX
- Net job flow: 26 to Odessa, TX

#8. San Angelo, TX

- Started a new job in San Angelo, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 49
--- 2.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from San Angelo, TX in Q1 2021: 54
--- #8 most common destination from San Angelo, TX
- Net job flow: 5 to Odessa, TX

#7. El Paso, TX

- Started a new job in El Paso, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 76
--- 3.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from El Paso, TX in Q1 2021: 81
--- #21 most common destination from El Paso, TX
- Net job flow: 5 to Odessa, TX

#6. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX

- Started a new job in Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 79
--- 3.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX in Q1 2021: 80
--- #39 most common destination from Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX
- Net job flow: 1 to Odessa, TX

#5. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

- Started a new job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 102
--- 4.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX in Q1 2021: 120
--- #24 most common destination from San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Net job flow: 18 to Odessa, TX

#4. Lubbock, TX

- Started a new job in Lubbock, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 121
--- 5.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Lubbock, TX in Q1 2021: 145
--- #8 most common destination from Lubbock, TX
- Net job flow: 24 to Odessa, TX

#3. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

- Started a new job in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 250
--- 11.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX in Q1 2021: 229
--- #31 most common destination from Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- Net job flow: 21 to Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

#2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

- Started a new job in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 305
--- 14.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 280
--- #41 most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 25 to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

#1. Midland, TX

- Started a new job in Midland, TX from Odessa, TX in Q1 2021: 643
--- 30.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Odessa, TX from Midland, TX in Q1 2021: 614
--- #0 most common destination from Midland, TX
- Net job flow: 29 to Midland, TX

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