Work & commute · Paoli

Work & commute in Paoli, OK

Most working residents leave Paoli for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pauls Valley (31%), Oklahoma City (7%) and Ada (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 170 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 169 Paoli residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Paoli.

169live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

53work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Paoli goes to work

Pauls Valley8.4 mi away

31%53

Oklahoma City46.4 mi away

7%12

Ada33.9 mi away

4%6

Duncan46.3 mi away

3%5

Norman29 mi away

3%5

Wynnewood13.9 mi away

2%4

Purcell15 mi away

2%4

Shawnee41.3 mi away

2%4

Ardmore44.2 mi away

2%4

Sulphur27.5 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%70

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

How far

How far Paoli commutes

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

38%

13%

31%

18%

38%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

31%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Paoli is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Paoli are

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

Jobs based in Paoli

54 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Paoli residents hold

170 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−86%

Jobs based in Paoli, 2013 → 2023: 378 → 54. 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.