Making a living in Carney
Hardly any work in Carney; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (25%, 36 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. There are 299 jobs in Carney, and 211 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Carney: the gist
Carney’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Carney is Oklahoma City, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Carney workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Carney
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Carney’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carney workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 14% 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.
Carney by day and by night
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 297 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Carney on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Carney’s residents
Where Carney clocks in
25% of workers
18% 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.
Carney makes things: 79% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carney, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 299. 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 Carney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Carney: questions
What is the median household income in Carney?
$47,813 (±$18,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carney?
15.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carney?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carney work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (25%, 36 mi), Stillwater (18%, 23 mi), Perkins (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carney
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.