Work & commute · Ralston

Work & commute in Ralston, OK

Most working residents leave Ralston for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pawnee (13%), Stillwater (13%) and Oklahoma City (12%). Half commute less than 42 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 104 working residents

Typical commute

42 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 104 Ralston residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ralston.

104live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

14work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ralston goes to work

Pawnee11.1 mi away

13%13

Stillwater31.8 mi away

13%13

Oklahoma City83.7 mi away

12%12

Tulsa53.2 mi away

8%8

Skiatook45.3 mi away

3%3

Fairfax4.9 mi away

2%2

Pawhuska25.3 mi away

2%2

Cushing36.2 mi away

2%2

Bixby61.5 mi away

2%2

Midwest City80.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%45

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

How far

How far Ralston commutes

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

21%

33%

40%

6%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ralston is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ralston are

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

Jobs based in Ralston

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Ralston residents hold

104 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−70%

Jobs based in Ralston, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 14. 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.