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The most common industries in Okay are: Food & beverage stores (11.5% of civilian employees), Construction (9.6% of civilian employees), Health care (8.7% of civilian employees). 25.9% of workers work in Wagoner County. 69.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 7.6% greater than the rate of 64.5% across the entire state of Oklahoma.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Okay, Oklahoma was 597 / 455
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Okay, Oklahoma was 597 / 455
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Food and beverage stores | 11.5% (24) | 7.3% (9) | 17.6% (15) |
| Construction | 9.6% (20) | 14.6% (18) | 2.4% (2) |
| Health care | 8.7% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 21.2% (18) |
| Educational services | 8.2% (17) | 5.7% (7) | 11.8% (10) |
| Public administration | 7.7% (16) | 11.4% (14) | 2.4% (2) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (11) | 3.3% (4) | 8.2% (7) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.8% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 9.4% (8) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.4% (7) | 5.7% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 3.4% (7) | 4.1% (5) | 2.4% (2) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 2.4% (5) | 4.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 2.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 5.9% (5) |
| Utilities | 2.4% (5) | 1.6% (2) | 3.5% (3) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.4% (5) | 4.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 1.9% (4) | 1.6% (2) | 2.4% (2) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.9% (4) | 3.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 1.9% (4) | 3.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.9% (4) | 3.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.9% (4) | 1.6% (2) | 2.4% (2) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.4% (3) | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 1.4% (3) | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.4% (3) | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.4% (3) | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (3) |
| Private households | 1.4% (3) | 2.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.0% (2) | 0.8% (1) | 1.2% (1) |
| Air transportation | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (2) | 1.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (2) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (2) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (1) | 0.8% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (1) |
Unemployment in Okay
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.1%Males
- 13.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 100.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 2.3%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.2%Males
- 7.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 23.1%Males
- 13.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 12.5%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 3.9% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.5% (90,864) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Okay: | 3.5% (6) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.9% (64,967) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 9.0% (16) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.6% (76,546) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Okay: | 12.4% (22) |
| Oklahoma: | 8.3% (138,023) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 15.2% (27) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.0% (165,000) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Okay: | 13.8% (24) |
| Oklahoma: | 15.3% (252,659) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 11.0% (19) |
| Oklahoma: | 14.4% (237,885) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Okay: | 8.4% (15) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.8% (179,269) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 8.2% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.9% (80,683) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 4.3% (8) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.8% (95,795) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Okay: | 2.7% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.5% (41,347) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Okay: | 1.1% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.2% (102,947) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Okay: | 5.8% (10) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.7% (110,989) |
<5am:
| Okay: | 1.5% (3) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.2% (49,592) |
5:30am:
| Okay: | 1.0% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.6% (39,776) |
6am:
| Okay: | 4.9% (10) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.1% (63,119) |
6:30am:
| Okay: | 15.0% (31) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.4% (113,788) |
7am:
| Okay: | 8.3% (17) |
| Oklahoma: | 9.7% (148,896) |
7:30am:
| Okay: | 11.2% (23) |
| Oklahoma: | 14.8% (228,201) |
8am:
| Okay: | 18.0% (37) |
| Oklahoma: | 18.7% (288,028) |
8:30am:
| Okay: | 4.9% (10) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.3% (158,266) |
9am:
| Okay: | 6.8% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.5% (69,899) |
10am:
| Okay: | 5.3% (11) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.8% (73,878) |
11am:
| Okay: | 4.9% (10) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.1% (31,864) |
4pm:
| Okay: | 11.7% (24) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.8% (105,387) |
>4pm:
| Okay: | 6.8% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.0% (107,522) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 9.2% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.8% (61,929) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 8.8% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.0% (45,756) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 19.3% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.8% (52,330) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 16.7% (12) |
| Oklahoma: | 9.8% (89,084) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 4.9% (4) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.8% (97,734) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 5.0% (4) |
| Oklahoma: | 14.7% (133,449) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 5.8% (4) |
| Oklahoma: | 11.9% (108,090) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 11.8% (9) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.4% (94,613) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 2.2% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.9% (34,924) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 3.4% (3) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.0% (18,134) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 2.6% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.9% (53,039) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Okay: | 6.9% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.9% (62,917) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 2.1% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.9% (28,935) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 1.9% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.2% (24,216) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 9.4% (9) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.5% (48,939) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 21.6% (22) |
| Oklahoma: | 9.0% (67,266) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 19.2% (20) |
| Oklahoma: | 15.9% (119,210) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 16.3% (17) |
| Oklahoma: | 17.3% (129,795) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 6.1% (6) |
| Oklahoma: | 11.3% (84,656) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 13.5% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.1% (45,759) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 4.4% (4) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.8% (51,051) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 2.2% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.1% (23,213) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Okay: | 4.5% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.4% (48,072) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 25.9%
Less than 5 minutes:
| Okay: | 3.9% (8) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.6% (70,320) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Okay: | 10.2% (21) |
| Oklahoma: | 13.9% (214,722) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Okay: | 14.1% (29) |
| Oklahoma: | 17.2% (264,471) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Okay: | 17.5% (36) |
| Oklahoma: | 16.9% (260,374) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Okay: | 24.3% (50) |
| Oklahoma: | 14.3% (220,827) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Okay: | 5.3% (11) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.2% (79,892) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Okay: | 7.3% (15) |
| Oklahoma: | 11.4% (175,459) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Okay: | 4.4% (9) |
| Oklahoma: | 1.8% (27,812) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Okay: | 1.0% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.0% (30,825) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Okay: | 6.8% (14) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.7% (72,663) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Okay: | 3.4% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.8% (43,861) |
90 or more minutes:
| Okay: | 1.9% (4) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.0% (31,009) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Okay: | 77.2% (159) |
| Oklahoma: | 80.0% (1,231,711) |
Carpooled:
| Okay: | 18.0% (37) |
| Oklahoma: | 13.2% (203,444) |
Motorcycle:
| Okay: | 1.5% (3) |
| Oklahoma: | 0.1% (1,639) |
Walked:
| Okay: | 3.4% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.1% (32,796) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Okay: | 94.1% (150) |
| Oklahoma: | 89.3% (1,422,987) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Okay: | 3.8% (6) |
| Oklahoma: | 8.1% (129,133) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Okay: | 2.0% (3) |
| Oklahoma: | 1.6% (26,288) |
Drove alone:
| Okay: | 81.1% (159) |
| Oklahoma: | 85.8% (1,231,711) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Okay: | 11.2% (22) |
| Oklahoma: | 11.1% (159,539) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Okay: | 4.1% (8) |
| Oklahoma: | 2.0% (29,245) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Okay: | 2.6% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 0.7% (9,499) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Okay: | 1.0% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 0.1% (1,509) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Okay: | 69.8% (134) |
| Oklahoma: | 64.5% (1,184,078) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Okay: | 7.7% (15) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.4% (135,433) |
Local government workers:
| Okay: | 3.8% (7) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.9% (127,021) |
State government workers:
| Okay: | 6.6% (13) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.6% (103,677) |
Federal government workers:
| Okay: | 7.7% (15) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.7% (86,381) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Okay: | 4.4% (8) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.7% (122,881) |
Employee of private company:
| Okay: | 74.0% (154) |
| Oklahoma: | 65.0% (1,003,702) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Okay: | 2.9% (6) |
| Oklahoma: | 6.4% (98,161) |
Local government workers:
| Okay: | 8.2% (17) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.3% (81,853) |
State government workers:
| Okay: | 5.8% (12) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.5% (116,288) |
Federal government workers:
| Okay: | 2.9% (6) |
| Oklahoma: | 3.9% (60,976) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Okay: | 5.8% (12) |
| Oklahoma: | 8.2% (126,134) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Okay: | 0.5% (1) |
| Oklahoma: | 0.5% (7,647) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Okay: | 86.1% (72) |
| Oklahoma: | 67.5% (662,427) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Okay: | 2.5% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.1% (50,200) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Okay: | 2.5% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.4% (53,045) |
State government workers - Males:
| Okay: | 2.5% (2) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.1% (40,676) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Okay: | 6.3% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.6% (75,028) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Okay: | 57.3% (62) |
| Oklahoma: | 61.0% (521,651) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Okay: | 11.7% (13) |
| Oklahoma: | 10.0% (85,233) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Okay: | 4.9% (5) |
| Oklahoma: | 8.7% (73,976) |
State government workers - Females:
| Okay: | 9.7% (11) |
| Oklahoma: | 7.4% (63,001) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Okay: | 13.6% (15) |
| Oklahoma: | 4.3% (36,677) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Okay: | 2.9% (3) |
| Oklahoma: | 5.6% (47,853) |