With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Leach works elsewhere
There are 20 jobs in Leach, and 100 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Leach; the top destination outside it is Siloam Springs (11%, 21 miles). The trip to work takes 40 minutes on average, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Leach, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Leach on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Leach commutes to
Where Leach clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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 jobs make up 85% of work in Leach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leach, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 20. 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 Leach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Leach’s commute takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leach workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 7% 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 Leach’s workers travel
About 16% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Leach and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach | – | — | — | 40 min | $70,938 |
| Rocky Ford | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Ford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leach’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 Leach: questions
What is the median household income in Leach?
$70,938 (±$12,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leach?
6.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leach?
40 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leach work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Siloam Springs (11%, 21 mi), Kansas (7%, 7 mi), Catoosa (7%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leach
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.