With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Redbird Smith works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Redbird Smith; the top destination outside it is Muskogee (13%, 22 miles). 43 jobs are based in Redbird Smith, against 156 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 9% across Oklahoma.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Redbird Smith by day and by night
On a workday 156 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Redbird Smith on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Redbird Smith: the destinations
Where Redbird Smith clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
84% of the jobs in Redbird Smith pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redbird Smith, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 43. 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 Redbird Smith’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Redbird Smith takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redbird Smith workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Redbird Smith
About 35% 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.
Around Redbird Smith: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Carlisle (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redbird Smith workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbird Smith | – | — | — | 34 min | $61,316 |
| Carlisle | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Box | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Notchietown | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carlisle, Box and Notchietown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redbird Smith’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 Redbird Smith: questions
What is the median household income in Redbird Smith?
$61,316 (±$16,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redbird Smith?
11.7%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redbird Smith?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redbird Smith work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskogee (13%, 22 mi), Sallisaw (12%, 14 mi), Tulsa (8%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Redbird Smith 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 Redbird Smith, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redbird Smith
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.