Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Elm Grove
Hardly any work in Elm Grove itself; outside it, Stilwell draws the most (30%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Oklahoma 9%). The Census job records count 57 working residents of Elm Grove and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Elm Grove
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43 people are in Elm Grove on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 people from Elm Grove work
Where Elm Grove clocks in
30% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Working from home in Elm Grove
of Elm Grove workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Elm Grove
About 25% 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.
How Elm Grove compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Grove | – | — | — | — | — |
| Honey Hill | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Honey Hill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elm Grove’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Elm Grove workers work outside Oklahoma. The job records count 14% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Elm Grove: questions
What is the poverty rate in Elm Grove?
16.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elm Grove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stilwell (30%, 4 mi), Tahlequah (9%, 24 mi), Siloam Springs (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elm Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elm Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm Grove
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.