With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Welling works elsewhere
There are 15 jobs in Welling, and 287 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Welling for work; outside it, Tahlequah is the main destination (29%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Welling and work: the main findings
Welling is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Welling, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Welling has about 450 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Welling and Tahlequah trade workers both ways
Tahlequah is the top workplace for Welling residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Welling come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Welling by day
On a workday 287 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Welling on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Commuting out of Welling: the destinations
Where Welling clocks in
29% of workers
8% 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.
The distance from Welling to work
About 32% 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.
Goods jobs make up 87% of work in Welling
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Welling, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 15. 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 Welling’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Welling: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Welling workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 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.
Work in the towns next to Welling
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Welling workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welling | – | — | — | 29 min | $47,135 |
| Briggs | under 2% | D− | D− | 20 min | $47,250 |
| Caney | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Etta | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Eldon | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Park Hill | under 2% | D | C+ | 23 min | $47,064 |
Same-state neighbors only. Caney, Etta and Eldon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Welling’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 Welling: questions
What is the median household income in Welling?
$47,135 (±$25,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Welling?
19.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Welling?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Welling work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (29%, 6 mi), Tulsa (8%, 60 mi), Muskogee (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Welling without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Welling, from the people who make the trip.
More of Welling
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.