Weleetka Town Hall and Jail · Photo: Pigdogx · CC BY-SA 4.0Where Weleetka earns its living
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26. About one in ten work in Weleetka; the top destination outside it is Oklahoma City (10%, 78 miles). 235 jobs are based in Weleetka; 239 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Weleetka at work: what stands out
Weleetka’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Weleetka is Oklahoma City, 78 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (23) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
45% 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 239 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Weleetka
About 45% 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.
In and out of Weleetka on a workday
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 207 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
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 places Weleetka commutes to
Where Weleetka clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Weleetka
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weleetka, 2013 → 2023: 235 → 235. 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 Weleetka’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Weleetka’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weleetka workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 323 commuters (the 5% 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.
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 Weleetka: questions
What is the median household income in Weleetka?
$42,292 (±$9,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weleetka?
31.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weleetka?
25 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weleetka work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (10%, 78 mi), Tulsa (6%, 56 mi), Henryetta (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weleetka without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weleetka, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weleetka
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.