Most of Taylor Ferry commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Taylor Ferry itself; outside it, Tulsa draws the most (19%, 36 miles). There are 130 jobs in Taylor Ferry, and 288 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Taylor Ferry: the figures worth knowing
Taylor Ferry’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Taylor Ferry is Tulsa, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (55) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Taylor Ferry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Taylor Ferry commutes
About 17% 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.
About 28 minutes each way for Taylor Ferry’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taylor Ferry workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Taylor Ferry
On a workday 283 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Taylor Ferry on a workday afternoon, 17% 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 Taylor Ferry’s working residents head each day
Where Taylor Ferry clocks in
19% of workers
18% of workers
10% 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 Taylor Ferry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylor Ferry, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 130. 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 Taylor Ferry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Taylor Ferry: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taylor Ferry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ferry | – | — | — | 28 min | $73,421 |
| Toppers | under 2% | D | D− | 34 min | $52,431 |
| Whitehorn Cove | under 2% | C | D− | 46 min | $68,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taylor Ferry’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 Taylor Ferry: questions
What is the median household income in Taylor Ferry?
$73,421 (±$33,197) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylor Ferry?
8.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylor Ferry?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylor Ferry work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (19%, 36 mi), Muskogee (18%, 14 mi), Wagoner (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Taylor Ferry 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 Taylor Ferry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylor Ferry
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.