Work means Oklahoma City for about half of Harrah’s working residents
Only 7% work in Harrah; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (49%, 19 miles). Harrah grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Harrah
Harrah workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Harrah
58% of Harrah residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Harrah pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Harrah pay little
27% of the jobs based in Harrah pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Harrah
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Harrah is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #18 of 131 in Oklahoma. Unemployment holds Harrah’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Harrah could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How long Harrah spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harrah workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,725 commuters (the 9% 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.
Jobs in Harrah: what the 1,304 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harrah, 2013 → 2023: 1,296 → 1,304. 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 Harrah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Harrah: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,512 residents head out to work, 201 work right here, and 1,103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Harrah on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.48 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 places Harrah commutes to
Where Harrah clocks in
49% 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.
Where in the region Harrah works
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.
For most of Harrah, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Harrah is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #118 of 131 in Oklahoma. Both inputs place Harrah 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 2,980 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Harrah households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Harrah’s commuters take a bus or train.
Harrah places 1,403rd of 3,205 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 467 | Piedmont OK | 9,427 | $104K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 750 | Verdigris OK | 5,888 | $84K | 6.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 929 | Tuttle OK | 8,708 | $104K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,401 | Clear Lake IA | 7,601 | $79K | 8.3% | 2.4% | 26% | B |
| 1,402 | Savannah MO | 5,107 | $63K | 4.4% | 2.4% | 12% | B |
| 1,403 | Harrah OK | 7,212 | $84K | 10.8% | 3.3% | 7% | B |
| 1,404 | Ontwa Township MI | 6,839 | $61K | 10.1% | 1.3% | 9% | B |
| 1,405 | Berlin Township NJ | 6,060 | $75K | 10.9% | 4.2% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Harrah, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Work next door: 54% of Harrah’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harrah workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrah | – | B | C− | 33 min | $84,375 |
| Choctaw | 5% | A− | C | 26 min | $100,574 |
| Oklahoma City | 49% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oklahoma City. Darker towns draw more of Harrah’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 Harrah: questions
What is the median household income in Harrah?
$84,375 (±$13,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harrah?
10.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harrah?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harrah work?
7% work in town.
Is Harrah walkable?
Harrah is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Harrah without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harrah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harrah
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.