Work means Enid for about half of Hunter’s working residents
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Hunter itself; outside it, Enid draws the most (46%, 16 miles). There are 3 jobs in Hunter, and 50 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hunter on a workday
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Hunter on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.06 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 Hunter commutes to
Where Hunter clocks in
46% 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.
Hunter is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Hunter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Oklahoma
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hunter workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hunter
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.
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 Hunter: questions
What is the median household income in Hunter?
$81,500 (±$25,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hunter?
8.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hunter?
32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hunter work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Hunter 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 Hunter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunter
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.