Work & commute · Rocky Ford

Work & commute in Rocky Ford, OK

Most working residents leave Rocky Ford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Tahlequah (22%), Tulsa (7%) and Catoosa (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 95 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 95 Rocky Ford residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rocky Ford.

95live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rocky Ford goes to work

Tahlequah17.4 mi away

22%21

Tulsa55.3 mi away

7%7

Catoosa48 mi away

6%6

Siloam Springs, AR21.3 mi away

3%3

Kansas7.6 mi away

3%3

Muskogee37.8 mi away

3%3

Teresita4.5 mi away

3%3

Gentry, AR24.3 mi away

2%2

Pryor Creek24.4 mi away

2%2

Miami50.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%43

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

How far

How far Rocky Ford commutes

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

15%

40%

20%

24%

15%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rocky Ford is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rocky Ford are

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

Jobs based in Rocky Ford

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Rocky Ford residents hold

95 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

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.