Work & commute · Springer

Work & commute in Springer, OK

Most working residents leave Springer for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ardmore (45%), Oklahoma City (6%) and Ada (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 267 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 261 Springer residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springer.

261live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

148work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springer goes to work

Ardmore6.9 mi away

45%121

Oklahoma City84 mi away

6%17

Ada41.4 mi away

3%8

Marietta24.8 mi away

2%6

Springer (in town)right here

2%6

Durant46.4 mi away

2%6

Ratliff City25.2 mi away

2%5

Healdton21.6 mi away

1%3

Shawnee74.8 mi away

1%3

Stillwater126.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%89

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

How far

How far Springer commutes

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

45%

14%

17%

25%

45%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springer is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Springer are

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

Jobs based in Springer

154 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities42%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Springer residents hold

267 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−83%

Jobs based in Springer, 2013 → 2023: 918 → 154. 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.