Work & commute · Norman

Work & commute in Norman, OK

About one in 3 of Norman’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (34%), Moore (4%) and Tulsa (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

14,880 of 47,426 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 32,546 Norman residents head out of town to work, 14,880 work right here, and 30,857 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norman.

32,546live here, work elsewhere

14,880live and work here

30,857work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norman goes to work

Oklahoma City18.3 mi away

34%16,242

Norman (in town)right here

31%14,880

Moore9.5 mi away

4%1,706

Tulsa101.6 mi away

3%1,298

Midwest City15.2 mi away

2%745

Edmond30.2 mi away

1%648

Goldsby11.3 mi away

1%407

Shawnee23.7 mi away

1%328

Noble7.4 mi away

1%308

Newcastle14.1 mi away

1%300

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%10,564

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

How far

How far Norman commutes

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

43%

35%

10%

12%

43%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norman is balanced between jobs and homes

0.96jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Norman are

45,737 jobs are based in Norman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Norman

45,737 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Norman residents hold

47,426 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+12%

Jobs based in Norman, 2013 → 2023: 41,010 → 45,737. 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.