Most of Shady Point commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Shady Point is better than 6% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D). There are 115 jobs in Shady Point, and 304 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Shady Point, in brief
Shady Point and Poteau trade workers both ways
Poteau is the top workplace for Shady Point residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Shady Point come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Shady Point workers cross into Arkansas
23% of Shady Point workers work outside Oklahoma, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Fort Smith (16%) and Van Buren (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 304 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Shady Point
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Shady Point’s grade.
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Shady Point’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, Shady Point could be anywhere from D− to C−.
17% of working residents work in Poteau
Where Shady Point clocks in
17% of workers
16% 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.
Shady Point’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Who works in Shady Point, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 300 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Shady Point on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
76% of the jobs in Shady Point pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shady Point, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 115. 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 Shady Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Shady Point: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shady Point workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 371 commuters (the 3% 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.
Getting around Shady Point: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 382 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). 5.8% of Shady Point households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shady Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Shady Point next to U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400: 2,765th of 3,133 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Forest Park OK | 1,035 | $104K | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 692 | Oologah OK | 1,358 | $80K | 9.4% | 7.6% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 929 | Okarche OK | 1,196 | $94K | 11.8% | 0.8% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,763 | Flippin AR | 1,290 | $44K | 18.8% | 6.7% | 8% | D |
| 2,764 | Urania LA | 1,155 | $47K | 15.4% | 6.0% | 2% | D |
| 2,765 | Shady Point OK | 1,010 | $52K | 24.3% | 5.4% | 1% | D |
| 2,766 | Lakewood Park TN | 1,140 | $43K | 33.8% | 3.3% | <1% | D |
| 2,767 | Johnsonville SC | 1,348 | $45K | 20.9% | 9.1% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Shady Point, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
17% of Shady Point works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shady Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Point | – | D | D | 25 min | $52,375 |
| Poteau | 17% | D | B+ | 21 min | $50,511 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Poteau. Darker towns draw more of Shady Point’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 Shady Point: questions
What is the median household income in Shady Point?
$52,375 (±$18,764) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shady Point?
24.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shady Point?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shady Point work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Poteau (17%, 5 mi), Fort Smith (16%, 23 mi), Oklahoma City (6%, 162 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shady Point walkable?
Shady Point is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shady Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shady Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shady Point
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.