Where Remy earns its living
Hardly any work in Remy; the top destination outside it is Fort Smith (33%, 11 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average (Oklahoma 22, U.S. 26). There are 109 jobs in Remy; 180 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Remy quiets down on a workday
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 108 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Remy on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 towns that employ Remy’s residents
Where Remy clocks in
33% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Remy: what the 109 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Remy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Remy
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Remy workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 commuters (the 6% 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.
Remy’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
Remy and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Remy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remy | – | — | — | 33 min | $130,658 |
| Liberty | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Long | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty and Long: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Remy’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 Remy: questions
What is the median household income in Remy?
$130,658 (±$19,717) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Remy?
3.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Remy?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Remy work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Smith (33%, 11 mi), Roland (7%, 3 mi), Muldrow (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Remy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Remy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Remy
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.