Work & commute · Chickasha

Work & commute in Chickasha, OK

About one in 3 of Chickasha’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (18%), Tulsa (3%) and Norman (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

2,453 of 6,497 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 4,044 Chickasha residents head out of town to work, 2,453 work right here, and 4,936 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chickasha.

4,044live here, work elsewhere

2,453live and work here

4,936work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chickasha goes to work

Chickasha (in town)right here

38%2,453

Oklahoma City38.3 mi away

18%1,162

Tulsa137.3 mi away

3%200

Norman36.7 mi away

3%180

Lawton39.7 mi away

3%174

Anadarko16.9 mi away

2%129

Duncan38.6 mi away

2%99

Ninnekah5.3 mi away

1%84

El Reno34.6 mi away

1%84

Edmond53.1 mi away

1%83

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%1,849

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

How far

How far Chickasha commutes

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

42%

35%

16%

42%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chickasha is balanced between jobs and homes

1.14jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Chickasha are

7,389 jobs are based in Chickasha. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chickasha’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Chickasha

7,389 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Chickasha residents hold

6,497 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−4%

Jobs based in Chickasha, 2013 → 2023: 7,732 → 7,389. 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.