Most of Lowrey commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S. There are 5 jobs in Lowrey for 89 working residents. Hardly any work in Lowrey itself; outside it, Tahlequah draws the most (34%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lowrey
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Lowrey on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 towns that employ Lowrey’s residents
Where Lowrey clocks in
34% of workers
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lowrey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowrey, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 5. 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 Lowrey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Oklahoma
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lowrey workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lowrey
About 38% 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.
Next door to Lowrey
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowrey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrey | – | — | — | 30 min | $75,069 |
| Teresita | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Prairie | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Rocky Ford | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Moodys | under 2% | D− | B | 19 min | $49,355 |
Same-state neighbors only. Teresita, Johnson Prairie and Rocky Ford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lowrey’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 Lowrey: questions
What is the median household income in Lowrey?
$75,069 (±$17,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowrey?
23.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lowrey?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lowrey work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (34%, 13 mi), Tulsa (10%, 54 mi), Oklahoma City (6%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lowrey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lowrey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowrey
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.