Work & commute · Weatherford

Work & commute in Weatherford, OK

42% of Weatherford’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (8%), Clinton (7%) and Elk City (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

1,628 of 3,913 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 2,285 Weatherford residents head out of town to work, 1,628 work right here, and 3,166 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Weatherford.

2,285live here, work elsewhere

1,628live and work here

3,166work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Weatherford goes to work

Weatherford (in town)right here

42%1,628

Oklahoma City66 mi away

8%311

Clinton16.2 mi away

7%276

Elk City43.1 mi away

2%92

Hinton18.6 mi away

2%85

El Reno40.7 mi away

2%69

Lawton65.3 mi away

2%61

Hydro5.9 mi away

1%50

Thomas14.7 mi away

1%42

Tulsa161.1 mi away

1%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%1,263

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

How far

How far Weatherford commutes

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

48%

15%

10%

28%

48%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Weatherford is balanced between jobs and homes

1.23jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Weatherford are

4,794 jobs are based in Weatherford. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Weatherford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Weatherford

4,794 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Weatherford residents hold

3,913 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−9%

Jobs based in Weatherford, 2013 → 2023: 5,296 → 4,794. 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.