Concrete driveway cost in Tyler, TX

Who does the work: Tyler trade wages

The labor line is built from BLS wage data, one trade at a time. This job draws on 4 trades. We compare each trade's local median with the US median, weight the ratios by how much of the job each trade does, and apply the blend to the national labor cost. For Tyler the blend is 0.79.

Cement masons and concrete finishers (47-2051), 50% of the weighting: a median of $22.04 an hour, 20% below the US median of $27.41. The middle half of them earn between $18.64 and $24.90 an hour. About 190 work in the metro. That is 16.5 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 13.3 nationally, which suggests plenty of local crews to bid.

For construction laborers (47-2061, weighted 30%) the local median is $18.13 an hour, which is 20% below the national $22.66. The middle half of them earn between $16.50 and $21.54 an hour. BLS counts 650 of them working in the area, 56.4 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 70.5), so the local bench is thinner than average.

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (47-2073), 10% of the weighting: a median of $22.44 an hour, 22% below the US median of $28.78. The middle half of them earn between $20.15 and $26.77 an hour. About 290 work in the metro. That is 25.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 30.7 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

Carpenters (47-2031), 10% of the weighting: a median of $21.26 an hour, 27% below the US median of $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $17.81 and $22.57 an hour. About 140 work in the metro. That is 12.2 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 43.1 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A quick sensitivity check: moving the lead trade (cement masons and concrete finishers) from the median to the 75th percentile wage adds about $230 to the midpoint estimate; the 25th percentile takes off about $270. That is a swing of roughly 5.1% to 4.3% of the total, which is useful for judging whether a bid reflects wages or something else, such as scope or margin.

Tyler has 115,220 jobs in total (BLS, May 2025), ranking 189th by size among the 300 metros on this site.

Extras that change the Tyler total

Add-ons start from national price ranges and are scaled by 0.87 for Tyler, which is the average of the area's wage index (0.79) and goods price index (0.94). The estimator above can add them to your total.

Why two Tyler quotes can differ

• Thickness

  HomeGuide prices a standard 4-inch driveway at $6-$15/sq ft and a 6-inch one, recommended for heavy vehicles, at $8-$20/sq ft.

• Old driveway removal

  Tearing out the old surface adds about $2-$6 per sq ft, and some cities want the haul-off documented.

• Grading and drainage

  Professional grading runs $3-$8 per sq ft or $700-$2,500 for a typical job. A sloped lot or poor soil raises it.

Is Tyler cheap or dear? The local comparison

Of the five closest metros, 3 are cheaper than Tyler. Texarkana is the lowest at about $5,150 (midpoint, 600 sq ft), 100 miles away.

Out of the 300 metros we cover, Tyler ranks #276 for the cost of this job (#1 is the most expensive). Statewide, Tyler is 5% below the Texas figure.

Elsewhere in Texas

Metros of a similar size

Big cities and small ones price differently, so here is Tyler against the 4 metros with the closest total employment.

Planning more than one job in Tyler?

Jobs that often go together with concrete driveway are priced below at their usual sizes, using the same Tyler wage and price inputs. Compared with national midpoints, paver patio comes out highest (−11%) and concrete patio lowest (−14%); the gap comes from the trades each job uses.

Pick a size, pick a tier: concrete driveway pricing in Tyler

The cited range is split into basic, standard and premium bands, then scaled to Tyler. Bands overlap, because plenty of standard jobs cost as much as a light premium one. Sizes run from 1-car (12x20), 240 sq ft to 3-car (900 sq ft).

The best months for concrete driveway in Tyler

Climate numbers on this page come from NOAA's 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals at the nearest suitable station, Tyler (in the city). They are 30-year averages, so any one year can run hotter, colder or wetter.

For pouring concrete, the comfortable months in Tyler are February through May and September through November: 7 of 12. Outside them, January and December have an average overnight low of 40°F or below, and June, July and August have an average daytime high of 90°F or more.

The 40°F line is a deliberately cautious stand-in. The American Concrete Institute's cold-weather guide (ACI 306R-16) defines cold-weather concreting around an average daily air temperature below 40°F, which is colder than our test of an average overnight low at or below 40°F, so we flag a few extra shoulder months. In cold weather crews may need heated enclosures, insulating blankets or accelerated mixes, and those measures can raise a quote.

Heat matters for concrete as well. With average highs of 90°F or more in June, July and August, crews often start early, wet the base and plan for faster set times.

Tyler gets about 48 inches of precipitation in a normal year. The wettest months are June, October and December (4.8 inches in June). Inside the workable window, September and November are the driest, at 3.2 and 3.8 inches. The station averages about 96 days a year at 90°F or above.

We do not adjust the estimate by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. It is still worth asking contractors whether an off-peak start date changes their bid.