With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pink works elsewhere
Employers in Pink report 71 jobs, and 813 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Pink are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Hardly any work in Pink itself; outside it, Oklahoma City draws the most (32%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pink apart
Pink is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Pink, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pink has about 1,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pink and Oklahoma City trade workers both ways
Oklahoma City is the top workplace for Pink residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Pink come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pink workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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; with 813 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Pink gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Pink is better than 31% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Pink’s grade up ($72,396, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (5.1%) is left out: Pink’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pink could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Who leaves Pink for work, and who comes in
On a workday 805 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Pink on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The places Pink commutes to
Where Pink clocks in
32% of workers
12% 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.
Getting to work from Pink takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pink workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 801 commuters (the 10% 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.
The kinds of work in Pink
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pink, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 71. 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 Pink’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pink
About 15% 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.
Driving is how Pink gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pink is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pink near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 891 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). 2.3% of Pink households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pink’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pink next to U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000: 3,483rd of 5,641 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,032 | Justice OK | 1,530 | $98K | 7.5% | 2.7% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,329 | Kiefer OK | 2,310 | $83K | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,330 | Union City OK | 2,129 | $106K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,481 | Herington KS | 2,101 | $71K | 7.6% | 0.5% | 32% | C |
| 3,482 | Coxsackie NY | 2,662 | $71K | 8.3% | 7.5% | 11% | C |
| 3,483 | Pink OK | 2,200 | $72K | 14.4% | 5.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,484 | Beaver Township IN | 1,537 | $71K | 8.5% | 4.1% | 6% | C |
| 3,485 | Ford River Township MI | 2,014 | $70K | 7.9% | 5.8% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pink, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
How Pink compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pink workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink | – | C | D− | 33 min | $72,396 |
| Bethel Acres | under 2% | B | C+ | 30 min | $75,909 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pink’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 Pink: questions
What is the median household income in Pink?
$72,396 (±$9,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pink?
14.4%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pink?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pink work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (32%, 28 mi), Shawnee (12%, 12 mi), Norman (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pink walkable?
Pink is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pink without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pink, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pink
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.