Most of Long commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Long itself; outside it, Fort Smith draws the most (30%, 14 miles). Employers in Long report 27 jobs; 143 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 34 minutes each way; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Long: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Long on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where Long’s working residents head each day
Where Long clocks in
30% 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.
In Long, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 27. 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 Long’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Long: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 4% 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.
Miles to work from Long
About 29% 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.
Work in the towns next to Long
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | – | — | — | 34 min | $55,313 |
| Belfonte | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Remy | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belfonte and Remy: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long’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 Long: questions
What is the median household income in Long?
$55,313 (±$24,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long?
14.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Smith (30%, 14 mi), Roland (7%, 6 mi), Muldrow (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long 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 Long, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long
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.