Work & commute · Stuart

Work & commute in Stuart, OK

Most working residents leave Stuart for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (20%), McAlester (12%) and Ada (8%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 51 working residents

Typical commute

41 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 49 Stuart residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Stuart.

49live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

59work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Stuart goes to work

Oklahoma City88.9 mi away

20%10

McAlester18.5 mi away

12%6

Ada33.6 mi away

8%4

Tulsa85.5 mi away

6%3

Stuart (in town)right here

4%2

Stillwater101.2 mi away

4%2

Branson, MO197.3 mi away

2%1

Wetumka24.8 mi away

2%1

Kingfisher122.5 mi away

2%1

Holdenville21.2 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%20

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

How far

How far Stuart commutes

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

24%

20%

49%

8%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

49%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Stuart is balanced between jobs and homes

1.20jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Stuart are

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

Jobs based in Stuart

61 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Stuart residents hold

51 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−51%

Jobs based in Stuart, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 61. 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.