Fewer people are out of work in McLoud (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
McLoud grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. Household incomes here are lower than in 68% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: McLoud in brief
McLoud and Oklahoma City trade workers both ways
Oklahoma City is the top workplace for McLoud residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in McLoud come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
McLoud has added jobs fast
Jobs based in McLoud went from 667 in 2013 to 989 in 2023, +48%. The jobs ↓
McLoud workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind McLoud’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, McLoud is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #23 of 131 in Oklahoma. Unemployment holds McLoud’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (18.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McLoud could be anywhere from C to B+.
34% of working residents work in Oklahoma City
Where McLoud clocks in
34% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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 McLoud
989 jobs are based in McLoud.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McLoud, 2013 → 2023: 667 → 989. 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 McLoud’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from McLoud: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McLoud workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,265 commuters (the 6% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,238 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 914 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from McLoud
About 16% 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.
For most of McLoud, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McLoud is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #39 of 131 in Oklahoma. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.5% across Oklahoma, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,344 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). 3.0% of McLoud households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McLoud’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, McLoud is 1,973rd among 3,938 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Nichols Hills OK | 3,864 | $208K | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 741 | Verdigris OK | 5,888 | $84K | 6.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 952 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,971 | Blountville TN | 3,309 | $55K | 8.3% | 3.2% | 7% | B− |
| 1,972 | Hokes Bluff AL | 4,706 | $75K | 4.0% | 6.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,973 | McLoud OK | 4,564 | $63K | 18.0% | 1.5% | 6% | B− |
| 1,974 | Flagler Beach FL | 5,595 | $85K | 8.4% | 2.8% | 11% | B− |
| 1,975 | Jessup PA | 4,506 | $65K | 18.1% | 2.0% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | 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 McLoud, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
34% of McLoud works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McLoud workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLoud | – | B− | B+ | 27 min | $63,469 |
| Dale | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Oklahoma City | 34% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $68,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oklahoma City. Darker towns draw more of McLoud’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 McLoud: questions
What is the median household income in McLoud?
$63,469 (±$11,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McLoud?
18.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McLoud?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McLoud work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (34%, 23 mi), Shawnee (8%, 9 mi), Tulsa (4%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McLoud walkable?
McLoud is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McLoud without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McLoud, from the people who make the trip.
More of McLoud
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.