Oak GroveTX
A town of 888.
Is Oak Grove a good place to live?
Oak Grove’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Oak Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
888 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oak Grove: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oak Grove, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oak Grove.
Most of Oak Grove’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
0.3% of Oak Grove working residents work locally, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. 7.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Oak Grove. The top destinations are Dallas (26%), Kaufman (10%) and Plano (4%).
| Oak Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Oak Grove faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Oak Grove, expect mild winters and hot summers
Oak Grove has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Oak Grove is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Oak Grove is
Oak Grove beats the Texas average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 13% of Oak Grove adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Oak Grove | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 74% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oak Grove | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.4% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Oak Grove are worth about $319K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Oak Grove home is worth about $319,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% above the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oak Grove
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oak Grove
About 4 of every 100 Oak Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Oak Grove for work
Where Oak Grove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oak Grove
Town in Texas, United States
Oak Grove is a town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 617 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 420 ft
Questions about Oak Grove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oak Grove, TX a good place to live?
Oak Grove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.