How Flute Springs works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Flute Springs itself; outside it, Sallisaw draws the most (39%, 12 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26. The Census job records count 36 working residents of Flute Springs and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Flute Springs on a workday
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Flute Springs on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Flute Springs ends
Where Flute Springs clocks in
39% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from Flute Springs: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flute Springs workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 12% 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.
Flute Springs’ commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Flute Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Flute Springs?
$50,000 (±$36,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flute Springs?
17.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flute Springs?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flute Springs work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sallisaw (39%, 12 mi), Tulsa (6%, 71 mi), Oklahoma City (6%, 153 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Flute Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flute Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flute Springs
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.