More than 7,000 people commute to Colleyville to work each day, a figure the City Council noted is surprisingly high considering the population of 22,573.

The number surfaced in a daytime population analysis done to give leaders a picture of how many people are in the city during the day, a tool that can be used to help attract businesses and shape Colleyville into a destination.

With the 7,255 who commute in plus another 2,412 who live and work in the city and another 10,905 who are in the city but do not work, the daytime population comes to 20, 572, says the analysis by Catalyst Commercial of Dallas.

The city has 11,668 employed residents, which includes 999 who work at home.

Another 9,256 work outside the city. Nearly 80 percent of those commute less than 34 minutes to work every day.

The study also says 40 percent commute less than 20 minutes to work, suggesting they may still shop at Colleyville businesses and eat at its restaurants during the work day.

The analysis also looked at businesses and employment by type of industry in the city and found that the five biggest employers by industry are retail, other services, finance/insurance/real estate, education and health services.