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Jobs & commute in Fittstown

Most of Fittstown commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 9% for Oklahoma as a whole. Fittstown has 2 jobs; 32 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Fittstown for work, and who comes in

On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

32live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night28
Workday0
28live here− 32head out to work+ 2come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Fittstown on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

22% of working residents work in Ada

KnoxvilleRoff: 2 residents work here (6%)Marietta: 1 residents work here (3%)Tishomingo: 1 residents work here (3%)Sulphur: 3 residents work here (9%)Purcell: 1 residents work here (3%)Ada: 7 residents work here (22%)Shawnee: 2 residents work here (6%)Oklahoma City: 1 residents work here (3%)Ardmore: 1 residents work here (3%)Cross Roads: 1 residents work here (3%)FittstownAdaSulphurRoffShawneeMariettaTishomingoFittstown
1
Ada11.1 mi away
22%7
2
Sulphur21 mi away
9%3
3
Roff11.5 mi away
6%2
4
Shawnee55.5 mi away
6%2
5
Marietta54.1 mi away
3%1
6
Tishomingo25.7 mi away
3%1
7
Purcell50.5 mi away
3%1
8
Oklahoma City77.2 mi away
3%1
9
Ardmore40 mi away
3%1
10
Cross Roads, TX98.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%12
The top trips

Where Fittstown clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in FittstownJobs Fittstown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%9%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices100%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%38%
Over $3,333 a month0%44%

Who does it

29 or younger0%28%
30 to 54100%41%
55 and older0%31%
−78%

Jobs based in Fittstown, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 2. 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 Fittstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Fittstown

Working from home
0%

of Fittstown workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Fittstown gets to work
100%Walk

Share of the 3 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.

How far

The distance from Fittstown to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAda: 22% · 11.1 miSulphur: 9% · 21 miRoff: 6% · 11.5 miShawnee: 6% · 55.5 miMarietta: 3% · 54.1 miTishomingo: 3% · 25.7 miPurcell: 3% · 50.5 miOklahoma City: 3% · 77.2 miArdmore: 3% · 40 miCross Roads: 3% · 98.1 miAda 22%Sulphur 9%Roff 6%Shawnee 6%Marietta 3%Fittstown
FittstownTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi3 residents
59%10–24 mi19 residents
6%25–50 mi2 residents
25%Over 50 mi8 residents

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.

Next door

Fittstown and its neighbors: 22% work next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownFittstown workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fittstown–———$28,906
Ada22%C−A14 min$53,507

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Ada. Darker towns draw more of Fittstown’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fittstown: questions

What is the median household income in Fittstown?

$28,906 (±$17,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fittstown?

0.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Fittstown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ada (22%, 11 mi), Sulphur (9%, 21 mi), Roff (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fittstown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Fittstown, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fittstown

Fittstown home →

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.