Jobs and the daily commute in McBride
Hardly any stay in McBride for work; outside it, Kingston is the main destination (17%, 6 miles). McBride has 48 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Poverty touches 72.5% of residents; Oklahoma has 15.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through McBride
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in McBride on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from McBride ends
Where McBride clocks in
17% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from McBride
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.
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 McBride: questions
What is the poverty rate in McBride?
72.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McBride work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingston (17%, 6 mi), Durant (15%, 15 mi), Ardmore (10%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McBride, from the people who make the trip.
More of McBride
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.