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Jobs & commute in Gene Autry

For more than half of its working residents, Gene Autry is a commute to Ardmore

Gene Autry has 1 jobs; 43 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute from Gene Autry lasts 18 minutes (Oklahoma 22, U.S. 26). 8% of workers work from home; Oklahoma has 9%.

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

Day and night

Who works in Gene Autry, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

43live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday110
160live here− 43head out to work+ 1come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Gene Autry on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.02 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Gene Autry to work: where people go

Marietta: 2 residents work here (5%)Gene AutryAda: 1 residents work here (2%)Shawnee: 1 residents work here (2%)Norman: 3 residents work here (7%)Tulsa: 2 residents work here (5%)Oklahoma City: 6 residents work here (14%)Ardmore: 23 residents work here (53%)Bogata: 1 residents work here (2%)ArdmoreOklahoma CityNormanMariettaTulsaAdaGene Autry
1
Ardmore9.6 mi away
53%23
2
Oklahoma City84 mi away
14%6
3
Norman66.3 mi away
7%3
4
Marietta26.6 mi away
5%2
5
Tulsa140.9 mi away
5%2
6
Ada37.8 mi away
2%1
7
Shawnee73.1 mi away
2%1
8
Bogata, TX120 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
9%4
The top trips

Where Gene Autry 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

Jobs in Gene Autry: what the 1 are

Jobs based in Gene AutryJobs Gene Autry residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities100%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%23%
Over $3,333 a month0%65%

Who does it

29 or younger0%26%
30 to 540%58%
55 and older100%16%
−67%

Jobs based in Gene Autry, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Gene Autry’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Gene Autry: about 18 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
136 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Gene Autry18 min
Oklahoma22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Gene Autry gets to work
68%Drive alone
12%Carpool
9%Walk
10%Other

Share of the 88 commuters (the 8% 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

Gene Autry’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miArdmore: 53% · 9.6 miOklahoma City: 14% · 84 miNorman: 7% · 66.3 miMarietta: 5% · 26.6 miTulsa: 5% · 140.9 miAda: 2% · 37.8 miShawnee: 2% · 73.1 miBogata: 2% · 120 miArdmore 53%Oklahoma City 14%Norman 7%Marietta 5%Tulsa 5%Gene Autry
Gene AutryTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi8 residents
42%10–24 mi18 residents
9%25–50 mi4 residents
30%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

Next door

53% of Gene Autry works in a bordering town

Jobs & commute next door

TownGene Autry workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Gene Autry–——18 min$63,125
Ardmore53%C−A−17 min$53,900

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

The biggest share goes to Ardmore. Darker towns draw more of Gene Autry’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 Gene Autry: questions

What is the median household income in Gene Autry?

$63,125 (±$13,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Gene Autry?

22.6%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Gene Autry?

18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Gene Autry work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Gene Autry without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gene Autry, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gene Autry

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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.