Households in Del City have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Del City itself; outside it, Oklahoma City draws the most (61%, 4 miles). Poverty touches 22.6% of residents; Oklahoma has 15.3%. Del City grades C− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Del City, in a few figures
Much of Del City works one town over
67% of working residents work in a town that borders Del City: Oklahoma City (61%) and Midwest City (6%). Next door ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Del City are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Del City’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Del City is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #68 of 131 in Oklahoma. Job access by car holds Del City’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($46,925, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Del City could be anywhere from C− to C.
Inside Del City’s 3,940 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Del City, 2014 → 2024: 4,333 → 3,940. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Del City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Del City
On a workday 8,465 residents head out to work, 348 work right here, and 3,592 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Del City on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.45 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Del City ends
Where Del City clocks in
61% 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.
Time on the road from Del City: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Del City workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,047 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far it is to work from Del City
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Del City commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Del City is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #39 of 131 in Oklahoma. Both inputs place Del City 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 8,822 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 15% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.3% of Del City households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Del City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000, Del City comes 1,571st on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 349 | Newcastle OK | 15,198 | $93K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 365 | Jenks OK | 28,175 | $111K | 6.8% | 2.6% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 890 | Yukon OK | 27,615 | $75K | 8.8% | 4.0% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,569 | Palmview TX | 15,878 | $44K | 30.8% | 5.1% | 5% | C− |
| 1,570 | Carrollton GA | 27,925 | $54K | 25.4% | 5.2% | 29% | C− |
| 1,571 | Del City OK | 21,138 | $47K | 22.6% | 7.7% | 4% | C− |
| 1,572 | Brent FL | 23,813 | $49K | 22.5% | 6.0% | 11% | C− |
| 1,573 | Stuart FL | 19,451 | $60K | 17.3% | 8.2% | 23% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Del City, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Next door is work for 67% of Del City
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Del City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del City | – | C− | B+ | 20 min | $46,925 |
| Oklahoma City | 61% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,656 |
| Smith Village | under 1% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Midwest City | 6% | C | B+ | 23 min | $57,520 |
Same-state neighbors only. Smith Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oklahoma City. Darker towns draw more of Del City’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 2024, 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 Del City: questions
What is the median household income in Del City?
$46,925 (±$2,684) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Del City?
22.6%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Del City?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Del City work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (61%, 4 mi), Midwest City (6%, 4 mi), Norman (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Del City walkable?
Del City is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Del City without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Del City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Del City
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.