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Jobs & commute in Wardville

Wardville has 17.4 jobs for every working resident: 209 people commute in to work

Below the poverty line: 7.8% of residents (Oklahoma 15.3%). There are 209 jobs in Wardville for 12 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wardville for work; outside it, McAlester is the main destination (33%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

209 jobs based here
Household income
$83K
median · Oklahoma $65K
Poverty
7.8%
Oklahoma 15.3%
Work in town
0%
0 of 12 working residents
Day and night

Who leaves Wardville for work, and who comes in

On a workday 12 residents head out to work and none work right here.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
209work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night51
Workday250
51live here− 12head out to work+ 210come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Wardville on a workday afternoon, 386% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
17.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Wardville’s workers come from

Pittsburg: 2 workers live here (1%)Wright CityKiowa: 2 workers live here (1%)Coalgate: 4 workers live here (2%)ValliantAntlers: 3 workers live here (1%)Heavener: 5 workers live here (2%)StringtownHugoAtoka: 20 workers live here (10%)McAlester: 11 workers live here (5%)Durant: 5 workers live here (2%)Oklahoma City: 9 workers live here (4%)LawtonWardvilleLane: 3 workers live here (1%)AtokaMcAlesterOklahoma CityHeavenerDurantCoalgateWardville
1
Atoka19.4 mi away
10%20
2
McAlester23.8 mi away
5%11
3
Oklahoma City100.9 mi away
4%9
4
Heavener82.4 mi away
2%5
5
Durant50 mi away
2%5
6
Coalgate13.7 mi away
2%4
7
Antlers37.3 mi away
1%3
8
Lane24.6 mi away
1%3
9
Pittsburg11 mi away
1%2
10
Kiowa8.7 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
69%145
The top trips

Where Wardville clocks in

33% of workers
23.8 mi awayMcAlester4 Wardville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Wright City
8% of workers
71.2 mi awayWright City1 Wardville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Valliant
8% of workers
70.4 mi awayValliant1 Wardville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Wardville

Jobs based in WardvilleJobs Wardville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%8%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less1%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%58%
Over $3,333 a month82%42%

Who does it

29 or younger15%33%
30 to 5462%33%
55 and older23%33%

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 Wardville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wardville

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcAlester: 33% · 23.8 miWright City: 8% · 71.2 miValliant: 8% · 70.4 miStringtown: 8% · 12.9 miHugo: 8% · 53.4 miAtoka: 8% · 19.4 miDurant: 8% · 50 miLawton: 8% · 135.9 miMcAlester 33%Wright City 8%Stringtown 8%Hugo 8%Wardville
WardvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
42%10–24 mi5 residents
17%25–50 mi2 residents
42%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 42% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Wardville: questions

What is the median household income in Wardville?

$83,494 (±$444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Wardville?

7.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Wardville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McAlester (33%, 24 mi), Wright City (8%, 71 mi), Valliant (8%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Wardville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.