Jobs and the daily commute in Blanco
Blanco has 27 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Blanco for work; outside it, McAlester is the main destination (22%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way (Oklahoma 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Blanco on a workday
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Blanco on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 the trip to work from Blanco ends
Where Blanco clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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 18 minutes from Blanco
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blanco workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 10% 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 Blanco
About 50% 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.
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 Blanco: questions
What is the median household income in Blanco?
$43,125 (±$27,360) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanco?
12.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blanco?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blanco work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAlester (22%, 12 mi), Kiowa (7%, 8 mi), Poteau (7%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blanco without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blanco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blanco
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.