Brushy has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
30 jobs are based in Brushy for 236 working residents. Hardly any work in Brushy itself; outside it, Sallisaw draws the most (22%, 8 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Brushy
Brushy is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Brushy, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brushy has about 570 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Brushy and Sallisaw trade workers both ways
Sallisaw is the top workplace for Brushy residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Brushy come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Brushy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Brushy
On a workday 236 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Brushy on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Out of Brushy to work: where people go
Where Brushy clocks in
22% of workers
11% 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.
Commuting from Brushy: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brushy workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 2% 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.
The kinds of work in Brushy
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brushy, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 30. 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 Brushy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Brushy’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Work in the towns next to Brushy
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brushy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy | – | — | — | 33 min | $66,429 |
| Stoney Point | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Akins | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Marble City | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stoney Point, Akins and Marble City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brushy’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 Brushy: questions
What is the median household income in Brushy?
$66,429 (±$12,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brushy?
12.4%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brushy?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brushy work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sallisaw (22%, 8 mi), Fort Smith (11%, 26 mi), Tulsa (7%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brushy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brushy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brushy
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.