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Jobs & commute in Mallard Bay

Mallard Bay has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 6 jobs in Mallard Bay; 94 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mallard Bay for work; outside it, Muskogee is the main destination (23%, 10 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Oklahoma 9%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Mallard Bay on a workday

On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

94live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday200
290live here− 94head out to work+ 6come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Mallard Bay on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Mallard Bay ends

OkayWarner: 2 residents work here (2%)Wagoner: 7 residents work here (7%)Pryor Creek: 3 residents work here (3%)Fort Gibson: 2 residents work here (2%)Tahlequah: 2 residents work here (2%)ShawneeMuskogee: 22 residents work here (23%)NormanTulsa: 18 residents work here (19%)Oklahoma City: 5 residents work here (5%)Broken Arrow: 6 residents work here (6%)Mallard BayTaylor Ferry: 2 residents work here (2%)MuskogeeTulsaWagonerBroken ArrowOklahoma CityPryor CreekMallard Bay
1
Muskogee9.7 mi away
23%22
2
Tulsa40.1 mi away
19%18
3
Wagoner9.6 mi away
7%7
4
Broken Arrow31.6 mi away
6%6
5
Oklahoma City129.2 mi away
5%5
6
Pryor Creek30.3 mi away
3%3
7
Warner25.7 mi away
2%2
8
Fort Gibson5.5 mi away
2%2
9
Tahlequah16.4 mi away
2%2
10
Taylor Ferry5.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%25
The top trips

Where Mallard Bay clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Mallard Bay’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Mallard BayJobs Mallard Bay residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%30%
Over $3,333 a month83%59%

Who does it

29 or younger17%21%
30 to 5483%51%
55 and older0%28%

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 Mallard Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 21 minutes in Mallard Bay

A year of commuting
163 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mallard Bay21 min
Oklahoma22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Mallard Bay workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Mallard Bay gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 66 commuters (the 0% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Mallard Bay

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMuskogee: 23% · 9.7 miTulsa: 19% · 40.1 miWagoner: 7% · 9.6 miBroken Arrow: 6% · 31.6 miOklahoma City: 5% · 129.2 miPryor Creek: 3% · 30.3 miWarner: 2% · 25.7 miFort Gibson: 2% · 5.5 miTahlequah: 2% · 16.4 miTaylor Ferry: 2% · 5.5 miMuskogee 23%Tulsa 19%Wagoner 7%Oklahoma City 5%Mallard Bay
Mallard BayTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi29 residents
16%10–24 mi15 residents
35%25–50 mi33 residents
18%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 18% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mallard Bay: questions

What is the median household income in Mallard Bay?

$49,167 (±$27,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mallard Bay?

11.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mallard Bay?

21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mallard Bay work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskogee (23%, 10 mi), Tulsa (19%, 40 mi), Wagoner (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Mallard Bay 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 Mallard Bay, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mallard Bay

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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.