Lawrence Creek has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26. Lawrence Creek has 1 jobs; 71 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lawrence Creek itself; outside it, Tulsa draws the most (31%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lawrence Creek on a workday afternoon
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Lawrence Creek on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
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 the trip to work from Lawrence Creek ends
Where Lawrence Creek clocks in
31% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lawrence Creek
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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrence Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lawrence Creek takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrence Creek workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Lawrence Creek goes to work
About 32% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Lawrence Creek’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawrence Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Creek | – | — | — | 37 min | $43,750 |
| Mannford | 10% | C− | C− | 30 min | $60,521 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mannford. Darker towns draw more of Lawrence Creek’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 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 Lawrence Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrence Creek?
$43,750 (±$26,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrence Creek?
44.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrence Creek?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrence Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (31%, 29 mi), Oklahoma City (13%, 74 mi), Mannford (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lawrence Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawrence Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrence Creek
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.