Photo: TulGuy · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Oilton works elsewhere
Employers in Oilton report 88 jobs, and 346 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Oilton for work; outside it, Oklahoma City is the main destination (14%, 67 miles). The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Oilton stands out on work
Oilton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Oilton is Oklahoma City, 67 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Oilton is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Oilton, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oilton has about 650 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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 346 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Oilton
About 39% 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.
A workday in Oilton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Oilton on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Oilton: the destinations
Where Oilton clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
What Oilton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oilton, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 88. 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 Oilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oilton takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oilton workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 13% 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.
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 Oilton: questions
What is the median household income in Oilton?
$30,982 (±$4,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oilton?
34.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oilton?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oilton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (14%, 67 mi), Tulsa (11%, 38 mi), Drumright (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oilton
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.