How Whitesboro works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% work in Whitesboro itself; outside it, Talihina draws the most (8%, 10 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Oklahoma as a whole. The average commute takes 22 minutes each way (Oklahoma 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Whitesboro: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Whitesboro on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Whitesboro: where workers come from
Where Whitesboro clocks in
8% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Whitesboro are in services
56 jobs are based in Whitesboro.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Whitesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Whitesboro
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitesboro workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Whitesboro to work
About 47% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Whitesboro: questions
What is the median household income in Whitesboro?
$39,375 (±$15,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitesboro?
18.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitesboro?
22 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitesboro work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Talihina (8%, 10 mi), Oklahoma City (8%, 158 mi), Hot Springs (3%, 105 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Whitesboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitesboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitesboro
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.