Work & commute · Shidler

Work & commute in Shidler, OK

Most working residents leave Shidler for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ponca City (15%), Tulsa (9%) and Oklahoma City (9%). Half commute less than 40 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 135 working residents

Typical commute

40 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 133 Shidler residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shidler.

133live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shidler goes to work

Ponca City22.9 mi away

15%20

Tulsa61.7 mi away

9%12

Oklahoma City102.5 mi away

9%12

Bartlesville39.5 mi away

4%5

Pawhuska19.8 mi away

3%4

Blackwell35.5 mi away

2%3

Skiatook49.7 mi away

2%3

Vinita89 mi away

2%3

Stillwater50.4 mi away

2%3

Sedan, KS35.6 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%68

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

How far

How far Shidler commutes

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

31%

17%

45%

8%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shidler is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Shidler are

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

Jobs based in Shidler

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities62%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Shidler residents hold

135 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−85%

Jobs based in Shidler, 2013 → 2023: 175 → 26. 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.