Carlson is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

Carlson was possibly named after local residents.

[3] Carlson is located near Farm to Market Road 973, 9 mi (14 km) east of Pflugerville in northeastern Travis County.

[2] Today the community is served by the Elgin Independent School District.