Jobs and the daily commute in Webbers Falls
Employers in Webbers Falls report 52 jobs, against 72 working residents. Hardly any stay in Webbers Falls for work; outside it, Muskogee is the main destination (18%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 48 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Webbers Falls on a workday afternoon
On a workday 72 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Webbers Falls: the destinations
Where Webbers Falls clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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.
83% of the jobs in Webbers Falls make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Webbers Falls, 2013 → 2023: 222 → 52. 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 Webbers Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Webbers Falls, about 48 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Webbers Falls workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 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 commute from Webbers Falls, by distance
About 49% 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 Webbers Falls compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Gore (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Webbers Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webbers Falls | – | — | — | 48 min | $84,250 |
| Gore | 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gore: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Webbers Falls’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 Webbers Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Webbers Falls?
$84,250 (±$71,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Webbers Falls?
13.6%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Webbers Falls?
48 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Webbers Falls work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muskogee (18%, 19 mi), Tulsa (15%, 59 mi), Warner (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Webbers Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Webbers Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Webbers Falls
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.