Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Eagletown, OK
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Oklahoma 9%). Only 2% work in Eagletown itself; outside it, Broken Bow draws the most (21%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Eagletown
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Eagletown on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 the trip to work from Eagletown ends
Where Eagletown clocks in
21% 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.
Jobs in Eagletown: what the 71 are
71 jobs are based in Eagletown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagletown, 2013 → 2023: 293 → 71. 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 Eagletown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eagletown: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagletown workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 0% 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.
Eagletown’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 Eagletown: questions
What is the median household income in Eagletown?
$37,039 (±$12,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagletown?
20.4%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagletown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagletown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (21%, 10 mi), Hochatown (9%, 14 mi), Idabel (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagletown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagletown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagletown
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.