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Jobs & commute in Panola

Jobs, income and commuting in Panola, OK

No jobs are based in Panola in the Census job records; 20 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers work from home (Oklahoma 9%). Hardly any work in Panola; the top destination outside it is Red Oak (15%, 8 miles).

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

Day and night

How many people are in Panola by day

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday81
100live here− 20head out to work+ 0come in to work= 81on a workday

About 81 people are in Panola on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where people from Panola work

Clarinda: 1 residents work here (5%)Wright City: 1 residents work here (5%)Red Oak: 3 residents work here (15%)Whitefield: 2 residents work here (10%)Wilburton: 2 residents work here (10%)Hartshorne: 1 residents work here (5%)Roland: 1 residents work here (5%)Stilwell: 1 residents work here (5%)Krebs: 1 residents work here (5%)McAlester: 1 residents work here (5%)PanolaRed OakWhitefieldWilburtonClarindaWright CityHartshornePanola
1
Red Oak7.6 mi away
15%3
2
Whitefield23.1 mi away
10%2
3
Wilburton5.4 mi away
10%2
4
Clarinda, IA401.9 mi away
5%1
5
Wright City60.2 mi away
5%1
6
Hartshorne20.8 mi away
5%1
7
Roland52.1 mi away
5%1
8
Stilwell69.8 mi away
5%1
9
Krebs28.9 mi away
5%1
10
McAlester32 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%6
The top trips

Where Panola 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Panola

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Panola gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 9 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 Panola goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRed Oak: 15% · 7.6 miWhitefield: 10% · 23.1 miWilburton: 10% · 5.4 miClarinda: 5% · 401.9 miWright City: 5% · 60.2 miHartshorne: 5% · 20.8 miRoland: 5% · 52.1 miStilwell: 5% · 69.8 miKrebs: 5% · 28.9 miMcAlester: 5% · 32 miRed Oak 15%Whitefield 10%Wilburton 10%Clarinda 5%Wright City 5%Panola
PanolaTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi6 residents
26%10–24 mi5 residents
11%25–50 mi2 residents
32%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 32% 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.

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 Panola: questions

What is the median household income in Panola?

$41,856 (±$8,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Panola?

1.0%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Panola work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Red Oak (15%, 8 mi), Whitefield (10%, 23 mi), Wilburton (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Panola

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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.