Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Mannford trail those of 73% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Mannford is better than 23% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Poverty touches 17.1% of residents, against 15.3% across Oklahoma. About one in ten stay in Mannford for work; outside it, Tulsa is the main destination (31%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Mannford in brief
Mannford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
31% of Mannford works in Tulsa
418 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Tulsa, 24 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Mannford itself. The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Mannford’s grade
Job access by car holds Mannford’s grade up (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mannford could be anywhere from D to B.
From Mannford, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mannford workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,237 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Mannford’s working residents head each day
Where Mannford clocks in
31% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A workday in Mannford: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,206 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 713 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Mannford on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Mannford works in goods: 30% of its jobs
835 jobs are based in Mannford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mannford, 2013 → 2023: 1,097 → 835. 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 Mannford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Mannford works
About 24% 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.
Getting around Mannford: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.5% across Oklahoma.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,382 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). 4.1% of Mannford households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mannford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Mannford is 3,425th among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Nichols Hills OK | 3,864 | $208K | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 970 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,684 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,423 | Pelican Rapids MN | 2,608 | $64K | 16.6% | 4.5% | 25% | C− |
| 3,424 | South Glens Falls NY | 3,704 | $59K | 12.4% | 9.5% | 6% | C− |
| 3,425 | Mannford OK | 3,432 | $61K | 17.1% | 5.8% | 9% | C− |
| 3,426 | Early TX | 3,117 | $67K | 10.6% | 7.6% | 7% | C− |
| 3,427 | Union Township IN | 2,887 | $56K | 23.5% | 2.5% | 38% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Mannford, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Next door to Mannford
The biggest share goes to Sand Springs (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mannford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mannford | – | C− | C− | 30 min | $60,521 |
| Westport | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Sand Springs | 5% | B− | B− | 21 min | $75,645 |
| Lawrence Creek | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Westport and Lawrence Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mannford’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 Mannford: questions
What is the median household income in Mannford?
$60,521 (±$16,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mannford?
17.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mannford?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mannford work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (31%, 24 mi), Oklahoma City (7%, 81 mi), Sand Springs (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mannford walkable?
Mannford is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mannford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mannford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mannford
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.