Work & commute · Newkirk

Work & commute in Newkirk, OK

Most working residents leave Newkirk for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Ponca City (19%), Oklahoma City (11%) and Arkansas City (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

108 of 807 working residents

Typical commute

13 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 699 Newkirk residents head out of town to work, 108 work right here, and 505 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newkirk.

699live here, work elsewhere

108live and work here

505work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newkirk goes to work

Ponca City11.2 mi away

19%153

Newkirk (in town)right here

13%108

Oklahoma City101 mi away

11%87

Arkansas City, KS13.3 mi away

7%54

Tulsa82.5 mi away

3%26

Stillwater51.9 mi away

2%20

Enid55.8 mi away

2%16

Kaw City13.3 mi away

2%13

Blackwell14.7 mi away

1%12

Edmond85.8 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%309

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

How far

How far Newkirk commutes

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

29%

33%

34%

29%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newkirk is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Newkirk are

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

Jobs based in Newkirk

613 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Newkirk residents hold

807 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−15%

Jobs based in Newkirk, 2013 → 2023: 725 → 613. 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.