Photo: DBinfo at English Wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Drumright are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Drumright for work; outside it, Tulsa is the main destination (12%, 40 miles). 24.7% of residents are in poverty (Oklahoma 15.3%). The two grades for Drumright are C− for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Drumright apart on work
Drumright’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Drumright is Tulsa, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (133) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Drumright than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Drumright fell from 1,473 in 2013 to 902 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 Drumright’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Drumright is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #66 of 131 in Oklahoma. Unemployment holds Drumright’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($45,580, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Drumright could be anywhere from D to C+.
How far it is to work from Drumright
About 26% 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.
Inside Drumright’s 902 jobs
902 jobs are based in Drumright.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drumright, 2013 → 2023: 1,473 → 902. 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 Drumright’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Drumright for work, and who comes in
On a workday 915 residents head out to work, 178 work right here, and 724 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 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.
Where people from Drumright work
Where Drumright clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
How long Drumright spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drumright workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 988 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.
Most trips from Drumright start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Drumright is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #58 of 131 in Oklahoma. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.5% across Oklahoma.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,067 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). 6.4% of Drumright households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Drumright’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,545th of 4,868: where Drumright ranks among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,232 | Kiefer OK | 2,310 | $83K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,233 | Union City OK | 2,129 | $106K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,619 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,543 | Green Island NY | 2,966 | $59K | 20.6% | 10.4% | 8% | C− |
| 3,544 | Byesville OH | 2,359 | $43K | 21.1% | 3.1% | 5% | C− |
| 3,545 | Drumright OK | 2,546 | $46K | 24.7% | 2.4% | 16% | C− |
| 3,546 | Taft TX | 2,939 | $73K | 21.3% | 9.1% | 10% | C− |
| 3,547 | Bertram TX | 2,142 | $63K | 19.7% | 2.7% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Drumright, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
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 Drumright: questions
What is the median household income in Drumright?
$45,580 (±$7,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drumright?
24.7%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drumright?
24 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drumright work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (12%, 40 mi), Oklahoma City (10%, 63 mi), Cushing (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Drumright walkable?
Drumright is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Drumright without a car?
0% 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 Drumright, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drumright
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.