Work & commute · Woodward

Work & commute in Woodward, OK

46% of Woodward’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (8%), Enid (2%) and Weatherford (1%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

46%

2,483 of 5,354 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 2,871 Woodward residents head out of town to work, 2,483 work right here, and 3,254 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Woodward.

2,871live here, work elsewhere

2,483live and work here

3,254work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Woodward goes to work

Woodward (in town)right here

46%2,483

Oklahoma City124.8 mi away

8%440

Enid85.3 mi away

2%115

Weatherford73.4 mi away

1%70

Tulsa196.2 mi away

1%63

Guymon116.5 mi away

1%52

Elk City71.5 mi away

1%50

Shattuck28.5 mi away

1%49

Mooreland11.1 mi away

1%45

Edmond122.8 mi away

1%42

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%1,945

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

How far

How far Woodward commutes

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

53%

38%

53%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Woodward is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Woodward are

5,737 jobs are based in Woodward. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Woodward’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Woodward

5,737 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Woodward residents hold

5,354 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−23%

Jobs based in Woodward, 2013 → 2023: 7,423 → 5,737. 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.