Oak Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. Employers in Oak Valley report 16 jobs for 203 working residents. For 14% of workers, the job is at home (Texas 14%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Oak Valley
Oak Valley and Corsicana trade workers both ways
Corsicana is the top workplace for Oak Valley residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Oak Valley come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Oak Valley is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Oak Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Valley has about 220 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% 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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
33% of working residents work in Corsicana
Where Oak Valley clocks in
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.
Oak Valley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Oak Valley on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
The commute from Oak Valley, by distance
About 44% 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.
Oak Valley makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Valley, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 16. 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 Oak Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oak Valley takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Valley workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
Oak Valley and its neighbors: 33% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Valley | – | — | — | 19 min | $85,000 |
| Corsicana | 33% | C− | B+ | 20 min | $57,212 |
| Retreat | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Retreat: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Corsicana. Darker towns draw more of Oak Valley’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 Oak Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Valley?
$85,000 (±$27,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Valley?
13.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Valley?
19 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corsicana (33%, 5 mi), Dallas (8%, 55 mi), Fort Worth (6%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Valley
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.