Household incomes in Fairview are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Fairview; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (9%, 77 miles). Below the poverty line: 19.0% of residents; Oklahoma has 15.3%. Fairview grades 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 stands out about work in Fairview
Fairview’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fairview is Oklahoma City, 77 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (106) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
45% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Fairview workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 9% across Oklahoma. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
Inside Fairview’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #81 of 131 in Oklahoma. Unemployment holds Fairview’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Half of Fairview commutes less than 36 miles
About 45% 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.
Time on the road from Fairview: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,065 commuters (the 2% 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.
How many people are in Fairview by day
On a workday 798 residents head out to work, 390 work right here, and 598 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 Fairview’s working residents head each day
Where Fairview clocks in
9% 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.
What the 988 jobs in Fairview are
988 jobs are based in Fairview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 1,131 → 988. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Fairview, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #65 of 131 in Oklahoma. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% 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 1,090 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). 5.4% of Fairview households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Fairview ranks: 4,309th of 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 995 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,365 | Kiefer OK | 2,310 | $83K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,366 | Union City OK | 2,129 | $106K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,307 | Water Valley MS | 3,414 | $43K | 27.1% | 3.1% | 18% | C− |
| 4,308 | Cambridge NY | 1,815 | $73K | 14.6% | 7.3% | 10% | C− |
| 4,309 | Fairview OK | 2,632 | $55K | 19.0% | 3.6% | 33% | C− |
| 4,310 | Rutland NY | 2,952 | $72K | 17.5% | 7.9% | 3% | C− |
| 4,311 | Valencia NM | 2,406 | $55K | 29.4% | 7.8% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,278 | 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 Fairview, 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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$54,688 (±$8,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
19.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
23 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
33% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (9%, 77 mi), Enid (3%, 35 mi), Okeene (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview walkable?
Fairview is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview without a car?
0% 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 Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.