The "Y" Chapel of Song · Photo: JDessary · CC BY-SA 3.0For more than half of its working residents, Edmond is a commute to Oklahoma City
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Edmond A−; getting around on foot earns it B+. About one in five stay in Edmond for work; outside it, Oklahoma City is the main destination (55%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Edmond in brief
More than half of Edmond works in Oklahoma City
21,585 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Oklahoma City, 15 miles away across the town line. That’s 3 times as many as work in Edmond itself. The commute map ↓
Edmond trades workers with the towns around it
Edmond has about as many jobs (34,097) as working residents (39,186), but they are mostly different people: 31,023 residents leave for work each day while 25,934 people come in. Only 24% of the jobs in Edmond are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Edmond
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edmond is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #7 of 131 in Oklahoma. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edmond could be anywhere from A− to A.
Where the trip to work from Edmond ends
Where Edmond clocks in
55% of workers
3% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 31,023 residents head out to work, 8,163 work right here, and 25,934 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 (0.87 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.
What work there is in Edmond: 34,097 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edmond, 2013 → 2023: 28,743 → 34,097. 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 Edmond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Edmond: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edmond workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40,599 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Edmond to work
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.
The commute in Edmond is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edmond is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #47 of 131 in Oklahoma. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 47,064 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.3% of Edmond households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Edmond’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Out of 428 U.S. towns of 70,000 to 136,000, Edmond comes 96th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Santa Clara CA | 133,446 | $179K | 8.4% | 5.1% | 14% | A− |
| 95 | Clarkstown NY | 89,659 | $137K | 6.5% | 5.8% | 19% | A− |
| 96 | Edmond OK | 100,479 | $103K | 8.1% | 3.3% | 21% | A− |
| 97 | Atascocita TX | 99,354 | $118K | 7.4% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| 98 | Lake Forest CA | 86,333 | $135K | 8.5% | 4.9% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | Broken Arrow OK | 124,991 | $87K | 8.8% | 4.2% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 344 | Norman OK | 130,943 | $68K | 16.8% | 5.7% | 31% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Lawton OK | 90,503 | $54K | 21.1% | 8.1% | 55% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 428 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Edmond, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Next door is work for 56% of Edmond
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edmond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond | – | A− | B+ | 23 min | $103,183 |
| Oklahoma City | 55% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,656 |
| Guthrie | 1% | C− | B+ | 24 min | $53,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oklahoma City. Darker towns draw more of Edmond’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 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 Edmond: questions
What is the median household income in Edmond?
$103,183 (±$3,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edmond?
8.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edmond?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edmond work?
21% work in town.
Is Edmond walkable?
Edmond is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edmond without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edmond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edmond
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.