Sand Hill has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4 jobs are based in Sand Hill; 112 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sand Hill for work; outside it, Muskogee is the main destination (31%, 12 miles). 19% of workers work from home, against 9% across Oklahoma.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Sand Hill
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Sand Hill on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Sand Hill ends
Where Sand Hill clocks in
31% of workers
17% 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.
The kinds of work in Sand Hill
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 Sand Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Sand Hill, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sand Hill workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 19% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sand Hill
About 34% 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 Sand Hill: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sand Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | – | — | — | 29 min | $46,250 |
| River Bottom | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Braggs | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. River Bottom and Braggs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sand Hill’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 Sand Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Sand Hill?
$46,250 (±$14,195) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sand Hill?
22.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sand Hill?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sand Hill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskogee (31%, 12 mi), Tulsa (17%, 52 mi), Fort Gibson (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sand Hill without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sand Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sand Hill
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.