Making a living in Indianola
Indianola has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Indianola for work; outside it, Tulsa is the main destination (33%, 72 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Indianola by day
On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5 people are in Indianola on a workday afternoon, 71% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Indianola’s working residents head each day
Where Indianola clocks in
33% of workers
8% 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.
The commute from Indianola, by distance
About 50% 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 Indianola: questions
What is the poverty rate in Indianola?
0.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Indianola work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (33%, 72 mi), Grove (17%, 12 mi), Little Rock (8%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Indianola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indianola
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.