About half of Limestone’s working residents commute to Tulsa
Hardly any work in Limestone; the top destination outside it is Tulsa (45%, 16 miles). 2% of workers work from home; Oklahoma has 9%. The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Limestone, in a few figures
Nearly half of Limestone works in Tulsa
155 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Tulsa, 16 miles away. That’s far more as work in Limestone itself. The commute map ↓
Limestone is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Limestone, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Limestone has about 510 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Limestone workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Limestone’s working residents head each day
Where Limestone clocks in
45% 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.
Limestone on a workday afternoon
On a workday 341 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Limestone on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
How long Limestone spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limestone workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 commuters (the 2% 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.
The kinds of work in Limestone
44 jobs are based in Limestone.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limestone, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 44. 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 Limestone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Limestone
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 Limestone: questions
What is the median household income in Limestone?
$115,917 (±$21,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limestone?
8.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limestone?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limestone work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Limestone without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Limestone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limestone
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.