There are 4.2 jobs in Knowles for every working resident, and 17 people commute in
Hardly any work in Knowles itself; outside it, Liberal draws the most (25%, 42 miles). Employers in Knowles report 17 jobs; 4 of its residents have a job. 50.0% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 15.3% for Oklahoma as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Knowles: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 18 people are in Knowles on a workday afternoon, 260% more than live here.
4.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Knowles, and from where
Where Knowles clocks in
25% of workers
25% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Knowles
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 Knowles’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Knowles
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 Knowles: questions
What is the poverty rate in Knowles?
50.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Knowles work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Liberal (25%, 42 mi), Beaver (25%, 19 mi), Mertilla Township (25%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Knowles, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knowles
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.