Photo: Snamgungtaylor · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Enid trail those of 70% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 13.7% of residents, next to 15.3% across Oklahoma. The two grades for Enid are C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. More than half work in Enid itself; outside it, Oklahoma City draws the most (10%, 68 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Enid apart
Most jobs in Enid go to people who live here
Of the 19,302 jobs based in Enid, 56% are held by Enid residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Enid’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Enid is Oklahoma City, 68 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (1,839) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Enid are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 22 across Oklahoma. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Oklahoma worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Enid’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Enid is better than 27% of U.S. towns, #56 of 131 in Oklahoma. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Enid’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Enid could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 8,092 residents head out to work, 10,830 work right here, and 8,472 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 (1.02 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.
How far Enid’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Oklahoma
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enid workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22,376 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where Enid’s working residents head each day
Where Enid clocks in
10% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
What work there is in Enid: 19,302 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enid, 2013 → 2023: 20,999 → 19,302. 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 Enid’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Enid, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Enid is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #49 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 23,246 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). 5.2% of Enid households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Enid’s commuters take a bus or train.
Enid is 811th of 904 U.S. towns of 35,000 to 68,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 511 | Owasso OK | 43,117 | $79K | 7.3% | 5.4% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 528 | Moore OK | 63,609 | $80K | 11.4% | 4.7% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 775 | Stillwater OK | 50,046 | $44K | 27.4% | 6.4% | 48% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 809 | Norwich CT | 40,001 | $65K | 16.7% | 8.2% | 18% | C |
| 810 | Pittsfield MA | 42,909 | $71K | 14.9% | 7.0% | 52% | C |
| 811 | Enid OK | 50,297 | $62K | 13.7% | 5.3% | 57% | C |
| 812 | Florence SC | 41,231 | $56K | 18.9% | 5.4% | 40% | C |
| 813 | Biscayne Gardens FL | 35,472 | $55K | 22.6% | 8.6% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 904 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Enid, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Enid and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to North Enid (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enid workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enid | – | C | B+ | 17 min | $62,125 |
| North Enid | 1% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Enid: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Enid’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 Enid: questions
What is the median household income in Enid?
$62,125 (±$3,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enid?
13.7%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enid?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enid work?
57% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (10%, 68 mi), Tulsa (3%, 111 mi), Stillwater (2%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Enid walkable?
Enid 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 Enid without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enid, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enid
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.