Bridge Creek has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Hardly any work in Bridge Creek; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (43%, 20 miles). There are 43 jobs in Bridge Creek, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bridge Creek for work, and who comes in
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Bridge Creek on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Bridge Creek goes to work
Where Bridge Creek clocks in
43% 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.
65% of the jobs in Bridge Creek pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridge Creek, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 43. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bridge Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bridge Creek takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridge Creek workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bridge Creek
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bridge Creek and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tuttle (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridge Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Creek | – | — | — | 34 min | $98,750 |
| Tuttle | 7% | A− | C− | 29 min | $103,994 |
| Blanchard | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $91,473 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridge Creek’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 2024, 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 Bridge Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Bridge Creek?
$98,750 (±$27,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridge Creek?
4.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridge Creek?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridge Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (43%, 20 mi), Tuttle (7%, 6 mi), Norman (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bridge Creek 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 Bridge Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridge Creek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.