Slaughterville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Slaughterville report 161 jobs, and 1,457 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Slaughterville C; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 2% work in Slaughterville; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (30%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Slaughterville apart on work
Slaughterville is a place people come home to
There are 161 jobs based in Slaughterville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Slaughterville has about 3,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Slaughterville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Slaughterville works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Slaughterville: Norman (21%), Noble (8%) and Purcell (3%). Next door ↓
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.
The four measures behind Slaughterville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Slaughterville is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #50 of 131 in Oklahoma. Household income holds Slaughterville’s grade up ($72,944, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Slaughterville could be anywhere from D to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Slaughterville
On a workday 1,429 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Slaughterville on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Slaughterville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Slaughterville workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,508 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.
Where people from Slaughterville work
Where Slaughterville clocks in
30% 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.
Slaughterville works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Slaughterville, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 161. 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 Slaughterville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Slaughterville
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.
Getting around Slaughterville: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Slaughterville is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #131 of 131 in Oklahoma. Both inputs place Slaughterville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,602 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Slaughterville households have no vehicle (Oklahoma 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Slaughterville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Slaughterville next to U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800: 2,894th of 4,039 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 8 | Nichols Hills OK | 3,864 | $208K | 2.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 970 | Goldsby OK | 3,591 | $103K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,664 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,892 | Franklin NC | 4,403 | $48K | 12.7% | 2.3% | 31% | C |
| 2,893 | Creedmoor NC | 5,046 | $83K | 18.2% | 8.2% | 2% | C |
| 2,894 | Slaughterville OK | 4,332 | $73K | 13.7% | 6.3% | 2% | C |
| 2,895 | Dilley TX | 3,809 | $63K | 8.6% | 4.2% | 13% | C |
| 2,896 | Mooers NY | 3,449 | $61K | 10.0% | 3.3% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Slaughterville, the top three, the last and three more from Oklahoma.
Bordering towns draw 32% of Slaughterville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Norman (21%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Slaughterville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughterville | – | C | D− | 31 min | $72,944 |
| Purcell | 3% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $63,457 |
| Noble | 8% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $81,739 |
| Norman | 21% | C+ | A | 23 min | $67,704 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Slaughterville’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 Slaughterville: questions
What is the median household income in Slaughterville?
$72,944 (±$16,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Slaughterville?
13.7%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Slaughterville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Slaughterville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (30%, 29 mi), Norman (21%, 11 mi), Noble (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Slaughterville walkable?
Slaughterville is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Slaughterville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Slaughterville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Slaughterville
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.