Photo: Crimsonedge34 · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Mangum (11.9%) is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Mangum is behind 88% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Mangum is better than 2% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in four work in Mangum itself; outside it, Altus draws the most (15%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mangum, in a few figures
Most jobs in Mangum go to people who live here
Of the 503 jobs based in Mangum, 50% are held by Mangum residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Mangum are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 22 across Oklahoma. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Oklahoma worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 865 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Mangum: the grade in detail
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Mangum’s grade.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mangum could be anywhere from D− to C.
Who commutes out of Mangum, and who commutes in
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 253 work right here, and 250 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Mangum on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
From Mangum, about 11 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mangum workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 887 commuters (the 5% 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 commute from Mangum, by distance
About 35% 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.
The towns that employ Mangum’s residents
Where Mangum clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
The 503 jobs based in Mangum
503 jobs are based in Mangum.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mangum, 2013 → 2023: 738 → 503. 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 Mangum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Mangum: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 937 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.8% of Mangum households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mangum’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mangum compares with U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 924 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,266 | Kiefer OK | 2,310 | $83K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,267 | Union City OK | 2,129 | $106K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,656 | Homerville GA | 2,339 | $36K | 31.3% | 1.1% | 27% | D− |
| 4,657 | Murfreesboro NC | 2,242 | $40K | 39.5% | 6.6% | 15% | D− |
| 4,658 | Mangum OK | 2,683 | $49K | 21.8% | 11.9% | 29% | D− |
| 4,659 | McCormick SC | 2,010 | $41K | 26.6% | 1.7% | 5% | D− |
| 4,660 | Lost Hills CA | 1,926 | $46K | 24.2% | 5.8% | 8% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Mangum, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
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 Mangum: questions
What is the median household income in Mangum?
$49,470 (±$18,783) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mangum?
21.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mangum?
11 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mangum work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altus (15%, 19 mi), Oklahoma City (8%, 120 mi), Elk City (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mangum walkable?
Mangum is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mangum 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 Mangum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mangum
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.