Job Access & Commuting

Employment Within Commuting Distances

With a high number of jobs within a 15-minute drive and a dramatic increase in the number of jobs when driving up to 45-minutes, Muskogee most closely represents Shawnee. The two cities function like edge cities that have their own significant job concentration but are also near enough for a commute to the edges of nearby metropolitan areas.

The share of these jobs that fall in the high-earning category of over $3,333 per month is average in Muskogee.

Jobs within 15-minute drive

Jobs within 30-minute drive

Jobs within 45-minute drive

Muskogee Bartlesville Del City Enid Ponca City Shawnee

26,201 20,353 225,212 23,667 12,137 18,731 32,452 23,476 524,459 26,665 17,069 28,084 100,159 31,635 607,501 30,182 19,953 169,879

Jobs within 45-minute drive with earnings greater than $3,333/month % of Jobs within 45-minute drive with earnings greater than $3,333/month 37,080 13,034 228,529 11,278 6,888 66,466

37% 41% 38% 37% 35% 39%

Map of 15, 30, and 45-minute Drive Time in Muskogee & Peer Cities

Bartlesville is slightly out of the range of capturing the edge of Tulsa’s job centers within 45-minutes, and Enid and Ponca City are quite isolated from other nearby job centers.

Map of 15, 30, and 45-minute Drive Time in Muskogee & Peer Cities

Muskogee’s 45-minute drive time includes southeast portions of the Tulsa metro, Tahlequah, and other outlying communities. The edge city nature of Muskogee suggests a potential dual role as a job center and bedroom community, and a need to analyze the proportion of people who are commuting to and from Muskogee.