Work & commute · Apache

Work & commute in Apache, OK

Most working residents leave Apache for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Lawton (28%), Oklahoma City (12%) and Anadarko (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

24 of 336 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 312 Apache residents head out of town to work, 24 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Apache.

312live here, work elsewhere

24live and work here

201work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Apache goes to work

Lawton19.5 mi away

28%94

Oklahoma City62 mi away

12%39

Anadarko13.5 mi away

9%30

Apache (in town)right here

7%24

Chickasha25.4 mi away

4%12

Tulsa162.3 mi away

3%9

Wichita Falls, TX68.9 mi away

2%7

Ardmore84.8 mi away

1%4

Fort Cobb16 mi away

1%3

Elgin8.3 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%111

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Apache commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

15%

43%

34%

15%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Apache is a commuter town

0.67jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Apache are

225 jobs are based in Apache. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apache’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Apache

225 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Apache residents hold

336 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−25%

Jobs based in Apache, 2013 → 2023: 302 → 225. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.