Jobs and earnings in Armstrong, and the trip to work
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S. No jobs are based in Armstrong in the Census job records; 49 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Armstrong
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Armstrong on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
37% of working residents work in Durant
Where Armstrong clocks in
37% of workers
12% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Commuting from Armstrong: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armstrong workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Armstrong’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Armstrong and its neighbors: 37% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Durant. Darker towns draw more of Armstrong’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Armstrong: questions
What is the median household income in Armstrong?
$41,875 (±$22,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armstrong?
16.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armstrong?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armstrong work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Durant (37%, 5 mi), Ardmore (12%, 46 mi), Oklahoma City (8%, 118 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Armstrong without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armstrong, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armstrong
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.