Farm Insurance Irving, TX | Farmhouse, Barns, Equipment & Livestock

Farm families around Irving (258,060 residents) shop, sell, and repair in Dallas County. Census County Business Patterns lists 12 agricultural and forestry support businesses, 18 farm supply wholesalers, 38 nursery, garden, and farm supply stores there for 2023.

Farm economy around Irving

Census CBP 2023	Dallas County	Texas
All employer establishments	71,182	670,878
Ag and forestry support businesses	12	716
Farm supply wholesalers	18	564
Nursery, garden, and farm supply stores	38	1,107
Establishments with 1–4 employees	37,231	359,600

County Business Patterns 2023: all industries and NAICS 115, 424910, 444220. Farms themselves are largely outside CBP.

How Irving households get around

In Irving, 4% of households keep three or more vehicles, fewer than the Texas share of 5%. Every one of them shares rural roads with slow-moving farm equipment.

66% of Irving workers drive alone to work, and 10% commute 45 minutes or more. Long drives on two-lane roads raise the odds of meeting a tractor or combine at dusk.

6% of Irving households are car-free. Outside town, nearly everyone drives, and fire department response times stretch with distance, which is why insurers ask how far your buildings are from the nearest station.

Homes in and around Irving

Half of Irving's housing predates 1986. Even in newer towns, farm dwellings and barns can be much older than the homes in town.

Irving has 102,512.0 housing units, 43% of them single-family, and 62% of households rent. Hired farm workers and young families starting out often rent in town while working on nearby farms.

With 133,352 employed residents across 94,845 households, Irving is a sizable labor market for nearby farms; 22% of them have commutes under 15 minutes. Hired help and custom operators from town are covered differently than family members, so list everyone who works on the farm.

20% of Irving workers work from home (Texas: 14%). On the farm, home and work have always been the same place, which is why a farm policy has to cover both.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 (vehicles, commuting, year built, structure type, tenure); Census 2024 population estimates.

BLS estimates 4,290 crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers on Texas payrolls, with a median wage of $32,840; livestock farmworkers number 3,750 at a median $33,920 (May 2025). Owners and family members are not counted.

Practical farm habits around Irving

Clear snow from wide barn roofs.
Review your farm policy before planting season.
Check hay moisture before baling and watch stacks.
Walk road-side fences after storms.

Farms near Irving with a stand or U-pick should read agritourism and farm stands.

Around Irving

Businesses with employees in Houston's county: 111,215. Businesses with employees in San Antonio's county: 39,726. Nearby Dallas has a median home built in 1981. By share of three-vehicle households, Irving ranks 23rd of 30 Texas towns on this site.

What insurers ask farms near Irving

Vehicles: Trucks and trailers
Help: Hired workers and payroll
Acres: Owned and rented, and their uses
Claims history: Any prior claims
Dwellings: Age, construction, heating
Livestock: Species, numbers, values

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Irving farm insurance FAQ

Which policies do Irving-area farm families carry?

A farmowners policy for the house, buildings, equipment, livestock, and liability, plus vehicles and crop insurance. See the Texas page.

What farm businesses operate near Irving?

County Business Patterns counted 12 agricultural and forestry support businesses, 18 farm supply wholesalers, 38 nursery, garden, and farm supply stores in Dallas County in 2023.

Does a Irving-area farm policy cover crops in the field?

Generally not. Growing crops are insured through federal crop insurance or private crop-hail policies.

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