Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Households in Claremore have lower incomes than those in 76% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Claremore itself; outside it, Tulsa draws the most (29%, 21 miles). 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line (Oklahoma 15.3%). Jobs and income earn Claremore C; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Claremore: the figures worth knowing
Claremore and Tulsa trade workers both ways
Tulsa is the top workplace for Claremore residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Claremore come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Claremore draws workers from far and wide
The 10,188 jobs in Claremore are filled from a wide area. Claremore’s own residents hold 18% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Claremore’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Claremore is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #43 of 131 in Oklahoma. Job access by car holds Claremore’s grade up (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($58,685, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Claremore could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Where the trip to work from Claremore ends
Where Claremore clocks in
29% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Claremore: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,392 residents head out to work, 1,826 work right here, and 8,362 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23,000 people are in Claremore on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 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.
What work there is in Claremore: 10,188 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claremore, 2013 → 2023: 10,585 → 10,188. 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 Claremore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Claremore, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claremore workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,260 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Claremore commutes less than 19 miles
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.
Claremore is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Claremore is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #11 of 131 in Oklahoma. Both inputs place Claremore near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,996 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.6% of Claremore households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Claremore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Claremore is 1,503rd among 1,931 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 384 | Newcastle OK | 15,198 | $93K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 947 | Yukon OK | 27,615 | $75K | 8.8% | 4.0% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 966 | Glenpool OK | 14,705 | $80K | 11.0% | 3.3% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,501 | Chippewa Falls WI | 15,293 | $58K | 15.4% | 4.0% | 26% | C+ |
| 1,502 | Conyers GA | 20,377 | $63K | 13.4% | 9.4% | 10% | C |
| 1,503 | Claremore OK | 20,681 | $59K | 12.1% | 5.9% | 22% | C |
| 1,504 | West Lealman FL | 14,944 | $52K | 17.6% | 5.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,505 | Gatesville TX | 16,422 | $57K | 9.1% | 4.5% | 22% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Claremore, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Claremore and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claremore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremore | – | C | A− | 22 min | $58,685 |
| Sequoyah | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Verdigris | under 1% | A− | C | 23 min | $84,259 |
| Justice | under 1% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $97,861 |
| Tiawah | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sequoyah and Tiawah: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claremore’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 Claremore: questions
What is the median household income in Claremore?
$58,685 (±$3,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claremore?
12.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claremore?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claremore work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (29%, 21 mi), Oklahoma City (5%, 122 mi), Broken Arrow (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Claremore walkable?
Claremore is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Claremore without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Claremore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claremore
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.