Carlton Landing at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 55 minutes each way, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 22% of workers, against 9% across Oklahoma. Hardly any stay in Carlton Landing for work; outside it, Eufaula is the main destination (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Carlton Landing on a workday afternoon
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Carlton Landing’s residents
Where Carlton Landing clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Carlton Landing are in services
32 jobs are based in Carlton Landing.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Carlton Landing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 55 minutes each way, longer than most of Oklahoma
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carlton Landing workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 22% 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 far it is to work from Carlton Landing
About 36% 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.
Around Carlton Landing: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carlton Landing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Landing | – | — | — | 55 min | $191,250 |
| Longtown | under 4% | D | C− | 29 min | $56,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carlton Landing’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 Carlton Landing: questions
What is the median household income in Carlton Landing?
$191,250 (±$63,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carlton Landing?
0.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carlton Landing?
55 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carlton Landing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eufaula (12%, 6 mi), McAlester (12%, 23 mi), Muskogee (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carlton Landing 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 Carlton Landing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carlton Landing
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.