These Are The 10 Best Cities In Oklahoma For Jobs In 2017

Using science and data, we can tell you which cities in OK offer the best opportunities for jobs.

If you're starting to look for a job in Oklahoma, you've come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Oklahoma City would be an excellent place to find a job. And while it does offer many opportunities, it isn't the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in Oklahoma to find a job.

After analyzing all 74 plus places in Oklahoma, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Sooner State:

If you live in one of these cities, chances are, you're not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you -- read on to learn how we calculated this ranking and why these cities rank so high.

Or for more Oklahoma job information, check out:

How We Determined The Best Cities In Oklahoma For Jobs

In order to properly compare places, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

After getting the data for about 148 places in OK, the population requirement cut out list down to 74 places.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 74, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title "Best Place For Jobs In Oklahoma".

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Median household income
Poverty Level

The source of the criteria was the Census's American Community Survey.

If your city or town isn't among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart.

Otherwise, learn how these cities got to their executive suite status.

1. Jenks

Jenks, Oklahoma

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 18,312
Unemployment Rank: 3
Median Income Rank: 1
Poverty Level Rank: 2

2. Piedmont

Piedmont, Oklahoma

Source: Flickr

Population: 6,232
Unemployment Rank: 2
Median Income Rank: 3
Poverty Level Rank: 1

3. Newcastle

Newcastle, Oklahoma

Source: Ok Highways

Population: 8,383
Unemployment Rank: 4
Median Income Rank: 2
Poverty Level Rank: 7

4. Bixby

Bixby, Oklahoma

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 22,480
Unemployment Rank: 10
Median Income Rank: 5
Poverty Level Rank: 5

5. Mustang

Mustang, Oklahoma

Source: Flickr

Population: 18,575
Unemployment Rank: 13
Median Income Rank: 6
Poverty Level Rank: 3

6. Yukon

Yukon, Oklahoma

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 24,127
Unemployment Rank: 7
Median Income Rank: 11
Poverty Level Rank: 9

7. Tuttle

Tuttle, Oklahoma

Source: City-Data.Com

Population: 6,252
Unemployment Rank: 11
Median Income Rank: 13
Poverty Level Rank: 8

8. Broken Arrow

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 101,917
Unemployment Rank: 23
Median Income Rank: 7
Poverty Level Rank: 4

9. Choctaw

Choctaw, Oklahoma

Source: Flickr

Population: 11,619
Unemployment Rank: 21
Median Income Rank: 8
Poverty Level Rank: 6

10. Edmond

Edmond, Oklahoma

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 85,084
Unemployment Rank: 12
Median Income Rank: 4
Poverty Level Rank: 20

Landing The Right Place For A Job

The best places for jobs in Oklahoma have one major common attribute -- they are all close to major sources of jobs. These places use their geographic proximity to big cities and major employers to their advantage.

It also means that the American dream of a house in the burbs is also alive and well when it comes to finding a great place to have a job.

If you're curious enough, here are the worst places to find a job Oklahoma:

Anadarko
Okmulgee
Hugo

Detailed List Of The Best Places For Jobs In Oklahoma

Rank	City	Population	Unemployment Rank	Income Rank	Poverty Rank
1	Jenks	18,312	3	1	2
2	Piedmont	6,232	2	3	1
3	Newcastle	8,383	4	2	7
4	Bixby	22,480	10	5	5
5	Mustang	18,575	13	6	3
6	Yukon	24,127	7	11	9
7	Tuttle	6,252	11	13	8
8	Broken Arrow	101,917	23	7	4
9	Choctaw	11,619	21	8	6
10	Edmond	85,084	12	4	20
11	Elk City	12,198	5	14	17
12	Owasso	31,738	18	9	10
13	The Village	9,147	6	25	13
14	Harrah	5,412	1	20	23
15	Woodward	12,389	8	17	27
16	Sand Springs	19,277	16	21	16
17	Blanchard	7,625	30	10	15
18	Noble	6,602	19	18	19
19	Moore	57,563	24	15	18
20	Guymon	11,921	32	23	12
21	Coweta	9,483	27	19	22
22	Glenpool	11,398	45	12	11
23	Bartlesville	36,193	15	27	28
24	Clinton	9,281	9	30	32
25	Catoosa	7,407	33	24	21
26	Enid	50,232	29	31	24
27	Purcell	6,259	17	33	36
28	Collinsville	5,970	58	16	14
29	Lone Grove	5,142	36	32	25
30	Midwest City	55,964	38	29	26
31	Norman	115,521	22	22	49
32	Warr Acres	10,268	20	43	31
33	El Reno	17,515	42	26	30
34	Oklahoma City	600,729	35	28	37
35	Bethany	19,390	34	35	40
36	Chickasha	16,195	26	44	41
37	Ardmore	24,877	40	37	34
38	Mcalester	18,354	25	41	51
39	Tulsa	395,599	43	36	45
40	Tecumseh	6,556	46	39	39
41	Skiatook	7,571	41	48	38
42	Sapulpa	20,308	47	49	33
43	Weatherford	11,410	14	54	65
44	Del City	21,756	51	38	47
45	Claremore	18,849	56	51	29
46	Guthrie	10,668	37	46	53
47	Altus	19,716	54	50	35
48	Duncan	23,364	53	45	42
49	Ponca City	24,951	48	47	46
50	Perry	5,087	39	52	50
51	Lawton	97,788	64	34	44
52	Pryor Creek	9,479	60	40	48
53	Blackwell	6,957	55	42	52
54	Pauls Valley	6,054	31	61	59
55	Shawnee	30,609	44	55	55
56	Miami	13,669	52	60	54
57	Stillwater	46,851	28	65	73
58	Muskogee	38,937	49	57	61
59	Grove	6,658	62	64	43
60	Ada	17,061	50	63	66
61	Vinita	5,637	57	67	56
62	Poteau	8,563	66	53	63
63	Durant	16,507	65	58	60
64	Cushing	7,870	68	59	57
65	Henryetta	5,848	71	56	58
66	Sallisaw	8,761	59	68	64
67	Seminole	7,493	70	66	62
68	Wagoner	8,499	72	62	69
69	Idabel	7,015	61	73	71
70	Tahlequah	16,190	67	69	70
71	Holdenville	5,768	69	71	67
72	Hugo	5,294	63	74	74
73	Okmulgee	12,398	73	72	68
74	Anadarko	6,786	74	70	72

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