Rocky Ford has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Rocky Ford for work; outside it, Tahlequah is the main destination (22%, 17 miles). 6 jobs are based in Rocky Ford for 95 working residents. Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 22 for Oklahoma and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rocky Ford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Rocky Ford on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Rocky Ford ends
Where Rocky Ford clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Rocky Ford
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 Rocky Ford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rocky Ford: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rocky Ford workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 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.
How far Rocky Ford goes to work
About 24% 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.
Rocky Ford and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rocky Ford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Ford | – | — | — | 28 min | $61,250 |
| Leach | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Lowrey | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leach and Lowrey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rocky Ford’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 Rocky Ford: questions
What is the median household income in Rocky Ford?
$61,250 (±$37,001) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rocky Ford?
5.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rocky Ford?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rocky Ford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (22%, 17 mi), Tulsa (7%, 55 mi), Catoosa (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rocky Ford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rocky Ford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rocky Ford
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.