Work & commute · Byron

Work & commute in Byron, OK

Most working residents leave Byron for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alva (15%), Lakin (5%) and Wichita (5%). Half commute less than 96 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 20 working residents

Typical commute

96 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

7 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 20 Byron residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Byron.

20live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

9work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Byron goes to work

Alva21.9 mi away

15%3

Lakin, KS177.8 mi away

5%1

Wichita, KS75.3 mi away

5%1

Sterling148.8 mi away

5%1

Cherokee11 mi away

5%1

Westport119.1 mi away

5%1

Chickasha130 mi away

5%1

Pocola242.2 mi away

5%1

Tulsa143.2 mi away

5%1

Enid41.5 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%8

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

How far

How far Byron commutes

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

26%

16%

58%

0%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

58%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Byron is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Byron are

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

Jobs based in Byron

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less67%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Byron residents hold

20 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)45%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+50%

Jobs based in Byron, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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.