With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Cole works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S. There are 9 jobs in Cole; 283 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Cole for work; outside it, Oklahoma City is the main destination (40%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cole: the figures worth knowing
Cole is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Cole, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cole has about 400 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
40% of Cole works in Oklahoma City
113 working residents, 40%, have their main job in Oklahoma City, 26 miles away. That’s far more as work in Cole itself. The commute map ↓
Cole workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 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 283 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Cole
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Cole on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The places Cole commutes to
Where Cole clocks in
40% 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.
From Cole, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cole workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 346 commuters (the 7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 67% of work in Cole
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cole, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 9. 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 Cole’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Cole
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 next door: 10% of Cole’s workers
The biggest share goes to Blanchard (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Cole’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 Cole: questions
What is the median household income in Cole?
$90,000 (±$19,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cole?
11.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cole?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cole work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (40%, 26 mi), Norman (13%, 16 mi), Blanchard (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cole 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 Cole, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cole
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.