A job hub: Goldsby has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 2,266 people come in to work
There are 2,371 jobs in Goldsby; 1,156 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Goldsby are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Goldsby stands out on work
Goldsby has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Goldsby went from 1,257 in 2013 to 2,371 in 2023, +89%. The jobs ↓
Goldsby is where the jobs are
Goldsby has 2,371 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Goldsby workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
29% of Goldsby works in Oklahoma City
331 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Oklahoma City, 24 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Goldsby itself. The commute map ↓
Goldsby makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Goldsby are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Goldsby residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Goldsby’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Goldsby is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #9 of 131 in Oklahoma. Household income holds Goldsby’s grade up ($103,333, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goldsby could be anywhere from B to A.
Factories, building and farms: 35% of the jobs in Goldsby
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goldsby, 2013 → 2023: 1,257 → 2,371. 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 Goldsby’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Goldsby by day
On a workday 1,051 residents head out to work and 105 work right here.
About 4,800 people are in Goldsby on a workday afternoon, 34% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes to work from Goldsby
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goldsby workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,214 commuters (the 11% 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.
Where Goldsby’s workforce comes from
Where Goldsby clocks in
29% 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.
Half of Goldsby commutes less than 18 miles
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.
The commute in Goldsby is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Goldsby is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #113 of 131 in Oklahoma. Both inputs place Goldsby near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,363 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). 0.7% of Goldsby households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Goldsby’s commuters take a bus or train.
Goldsby next to U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800: 976th of 4,355 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Nichols Hills OK | 3,864 | $208K | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 974 | Pacific WI | 2,769 | $88K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1% | A− |
| 975 | Jarrettsville MD | 2,560 | $147K | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4% | A− |
| 976 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| 977 | Bingham Township MI | 2,973 | $77K | 6.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| 978 | Coalfield TN | 2,754 | $90K | 10.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,687 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,693 | Bethel Acres OK | 3,301 | $76K | 11.3% | 2.3% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Goldsby, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Work in the towns next to Goldsby
The biggest share goes to Purcell (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Goldsby’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Goldsby: questions
What is the median household income in Goldsby?
$103,333 (±$16,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goldsby?
11.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goldsby?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goldsby work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (29%, 24 mi), Norman (22%, 11 mi), Moore (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Goldsby walkable?
Goldsby is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goldsby without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goldsby, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goldsby
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.