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Jobs & commute in Middleberg

Work means Oklahoma City for about half of Middleberg’s working residents

The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across Oklahoma. Hardly any work in Middleberg; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (49%, 28 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Middleberg quiets down on a workday

On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

43live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday180
220live here− 43head out to work+ 2come in to work= 180on a workday

About 180 people are in Middleberg on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.05 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.

The commute map

The places Middleberg commutes to

Anadarko: 1 residents work here (2%)Stroud: 1 residents work here (2%)Purcell: 1 residents work here (2%)Midwest City: 2 residents work here (5%)Chickasha: 2 residents work here (5%)Moore: 2 residents work here (5%)Blanchard: 2 residents work here (5%)YukonNorman: 2 residents work here (5%)Enid: 2 residents work here (5%)Oklahoma City: 21 residents work here (49%)MiddlebergOklahoma CityMidwest CityChickashaMooreBlanchardNormanMiddleberg
1
Oklahoma City27.8 mi away
49%21
2
Midwest City31.7 mi away
5%2
3
Chickasha12.9 mi away
5%2
4
Moore21.2 mi away
5%2
5
Blanchard5 mi away
5%2
6
Norman23.8 mi away
5%2
7
Enid90.1 mi away
5%2
8
Anadarko29 mi away
2%1
9
Stroud76.3 mi away
2%1
10
Purcell21.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%7
The top trips

Where Middleberg 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

100% of the jobs in Middleberg make or build things

2 jobs are based in Middleberg.

Jobs based in MiddlebergJobs Middleberg residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%33%
Over $3,333 a month0%60%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 54100%63%
55 and older0%21%
+100%

Jobs based in Middleberg, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Middleberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Oklahoma

A year of commuting
136 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Middleberg18 min
Oklahoma22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Middleberg gets to work
79%Drive alone
21%Carpool

Share of the 47 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

How far Middleberg goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miOklahoma City: 49% · 27.8 miMidwest City: 5% · 31.7 miChickasha: 5% · 12.9 miMoore: 5% · 21.2 miBlanchard: 5% · 5 miNorman: 5% · 23.8 miEnid: 5% · 90.1 miAnadarko: 2% · 29 miStroud: 2% · 76.3 miPurcell: 2% · 21.2 miOklahoma City 49%Midwest City 5%Chickasha 5%Moore 5%Blanchard 5%Middleberg
MiddlebergTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi4 residents
33%10–24 mi14 residents
44%25–50 mi19 residents
14%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Middleberg: questions

What is the median household income in Middleberg?

$101,284 (±$917) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Middleberg?

17.9%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Middleberg?

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

Where do people who live in Middleberg work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Middleberg

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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.