Work & commute · Waurika

Work & commute in Waurika, OK

About one in 4 of Waurika’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Duncan (19%), Oklahoma City (9%) and Wichita Falls (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

182 of 689 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 507 Waurika residents head out of town to work, 182 work right here, and 263 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waurika.

507live here, work elsewhere

182live and work here

263work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waurika goes to work

Waurika (in town)right here

26%182

Duncan20.9 mi away

19%129

Oklahoma City93.3 mi away

9%62

Wichita Falls, TX34.4 mi away

5%35

Ardmore51.1 mi away

4%28

Lawton37.5 mi away

4%26

Comanche12.6 mi away

1%8

Tulsa180.1 mi away

1%8

Altus80.1 mi away

1%7

Ryan12 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%198

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

How far

How far Waurika commutes

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

30%

22%

19%

29%

30%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waurika is a commuter town

0.65jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Waurika are

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

Jobs based in Waurika

445 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less37%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month23%

Jobs Waurika residents hold

689 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−36%

Jobs based in Waurika, 2013 → 2023: 695 → 445. 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.