Moore draws about half of Cooperton’s working residents
Hardly any work in Cooperton itself; outside it, Moore draws the most (50%, 85 miles). Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%. 8 jobs are based in Cooperton, against 2 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Cooperton
On a workday 2 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10 people are in Cooperton on a workday afternoon, 150% more than live here.
4.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 the people who work in Cooperton live
Lines 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.
Jobs in Cooperton: what the 8 are
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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cooperton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cooperton
of Cooperton workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Cooperton
About 50% 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 Cooperton: questions
What is the median household income in Cooperton?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cooperton?
57.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cooperton work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cooperton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cooperton
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.