Work and commuting in Bell
Hardly any work in Bell; the top destination outside it is Stilwell (33%, 7 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%. A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bell for work, and who comes in
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Bell on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
Where people from Bell work
Where Bell clocks in
33% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Bell
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bell workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 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.
How many miles Bell commutes
About 19% 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.
Bell and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | – | — | — | 24 min | $63,688 |
| Honey Hill | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Honey Hill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bell’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 Bell: questions
What is the median household income in Bell?
$63,688 (±$15,633) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bell?
32.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bell?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stilwell (33%, 7 mi), Tahlequah (6%, 26 mi), Muskogee (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell
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.