Work and commuting in Coleman
Only 1% work in Coleman; the top destination outside it is Durant (17%, 19 miles). 2% of workers work from home, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%. Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Coleman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Coleman on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Coleman’s working residents head each day
Where Coleman clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Coleman
58 jobs are based in Coleman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coleman, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 58. 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 Coleman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Coleman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coleman workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 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.
Coleman’s commute, mile by mile
About 41% 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.
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 Coleman: questions
What is the median household income in Coleman?
$42,917 (±$17,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coleman?
10.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coleman?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coleman work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Durant (17%, 19 mi), Oklahoma City (14%, 104 mi), Tishomingo (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coleman 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 Coleman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coleman
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.