There are 2.1 jobs in Fort Towson for every working resident, and 341 people commute in
A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 349 jobs are based in Fort Towson, and 163 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% stay in Fort Towson for work; outside it, Hugo is the main destination (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Fort Towson for work, and who comes in
On a workday 155 residents head out to work and 8 work right here.
About 680 people are in Fort Towson on a workday afternoon, 38% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Fort Towson’s workforce comes from
Where Fort Towson clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
66% of the jobs in Fort Towson pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Towson, 2014 → 2024: 238 → 349. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fort Towson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Fort Towson, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Towson workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 7% 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 it is to work from Fort Towson
About 40% 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 Fort Towson: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Towson?
$50,938 (±$12,025) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Towson?
20.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Towson?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort Towson work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hugo (12%, 14 mi), Oklahoma City (6%, 161 mi), Durant (5%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fort Towson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Towson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Towson
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.