Baron has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
15 jobs are based in Baron; 88 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Baron itself; outside it, Westville draws the most (25%, 4 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 9% across Oklahoma.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Baron
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Baron on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Baron ends
Where Baron clocks in
25% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Baron: what the 15 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baron, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 15. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Baron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Baron’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baron workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 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.
Miles to work from Baron
About 29% 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.
Around Baron: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron | – | — | — | 14 min | $90,583 |
| West Peavine | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Peavine | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Christie | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Peavine, Peavine and Christie: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baron’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 Baron: questions
What is the median household income in Baron?
$90,583 (±$34,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baron?
0.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baron?
14 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baron work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Westville (25%, 4 mi), Siloam Springs (11%, 18 mi), Catoosa (5%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baron
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.