Work & commute · Arnett

Work & commute in Arnett, OK

Most working residents leave Arnett for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Shattuck (8%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Woodward (6%). Half commute less than 90 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

29 of 228 working residents

Typical commute

90 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 199 Arnett residents head out of town to work, 29 work right here, and 188 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arnett.

199live here, work elsewhere

29live and work here

188work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arnett goes to work

Arnett (in town)right here

13%29

Shattuck10.7 mi away

8%19

Oklahoma City134.7 mi away

8%18

Woodward28.7 mi away

6%13

Wichita, KS171.7 mi away

5%12

Elk City55 mi away

3%6

Enid107.7 mi away

2%5

Amarillo, TX132.3 mi away

2%5

Weatherford73.6 mi away

2%4

Stillwater150.6 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%113

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

How far

How far Arnett commutes

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

14%

12%

11%

63%

14%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

63%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arnett is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Arnett are

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

Jobs based in Arnett

217 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Arnett residents hold

228 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−14%

Jobs based in Arnett, 2013 → 2023: 251 → 217. 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.