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Work and Jobs in Velma, Oklahoma (OK) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Velma are: Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (26.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (12.7% of civilian employees), Health care (6.5% of civilian employees). 73.9% of workers work in Stephens County and 1.7% of all workers work at home. 63.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 64.5% across the entire state of Oklahoma.

Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Velma, Oklahoma was 664 / 565

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction26.2%
(68)
42.8%
(59)
7.4%
(9)
Educational services12.7%
(33)
5.8%
(8)
20.5%
(25)
Health care6.5%
(17)
0.0%
(0)
13.9%
(17)
Finance and insurance6.2%
(16)
0.7%
(1)
12.3%
(15)
Truck transportation5.4%
(14)
8.0%
(11)
2.5%
(3)
Food and beverage stores5.4%
(14)
0.0%
(0)
11.5%
(14)
Department and other general merchandise stores5.0%
(13)
4.3%
(6)
5.7%
(7)
Construction4.6%
(12)
7.2%
(10)
1.6%
(2)
Public administration4.2%
(11)
5.8%
(8)
2.5%
(3)
Machinery2.7%
(7)
2.9%
(4)
2.5%
(3)
Accommodation and food services1.9%
(5)
0.0%
(0)
4.1%
(5)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers1.9%
(5)
3.6%
(5)
0.0%
(0)
Utilities1.9%
(5)
1.4%
(2)
2.5%
(3)
Plastics and rubber products1.9%
(5)
3.6%
(5)
0.0%
(0)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.5%
(4)
2.9%
(4)
0.0%
(0)
Private households1.5%
(4)
0.0%
(0)
3.3%
(4)
Other direct selling establishments1.2%
(3)
0.7%
(1)
1.6%
(2)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores1.2%
(3)
2.2%
(3)
0.0%
(0)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.2%
(3)
2.2%
(3)
0.0%
(0)
Administrative and support and waste management services1.2%
(3)
2.2%
(3)
0.0%
(0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.8%
(2)
0.0%
(0)
1.6%
(2)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8%
(2)
1.4%
(2)
0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.8%
(2)
0.0%
(0)
1.6%
(2)
Professional, scientific, and technical services0.8%
(2)
0.0%
(0)
1.6%
(2)
Social assistance0.8%
(2)
0.0%
(0)
1.6%
(2)
Chemicals0.4%
(1)
0.7%
(1)
0.0%
(0)
Transportation equipment0.4%
(1)
0.0%
(0)
0.8%
(1)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4%
(1)
0.7%
(1)
0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.4%
(1)
0.7%
(1)
0.0%
(0)
Personal and laundry services0.4%
(1)
0.0%
(0)
0.8%
(1)

Unemployment in Velma

  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.8%Males
  • 8.7%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Velma:

2.2% (5)
Oklahoma:

5.5% (90,864)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Velma:

5.7% (14)
Oklahoma:

3.9% (64,967)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Velma:

11.6% (27)
Oklahoma:

4.6% (76,546)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Velma:

6.5% (16)
Oklahoma:

8.3% (138,023)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Velma:

16.5% (39)
Oklahoma:

10.0% (165,000)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Velma:

8.0% (19)
Oklahoma:

15.3% (252,659)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Velma:

16.3% (39)
Oklahoma:

14.4% (237,885)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Velma:

8.3% (20)
Oklahoma:

10.8% (179,269)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Velma:

7.4% (17)
Oklahoma:

4.9% (80,683)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Velma:

4.8% (11)
Oklahoma:

5.8% (95,795)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Velma:

2.7% (6)
Oklahoma:

2.5% (41,347)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Velma:

2.9% (7)
Oklahoma:

6.2% (102,947)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Velma:

6.5% (15)
Oklahoma:

6.7% (110,989)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000
<5am:
Velma:

7.8% (20)
Oklahoma:

3.2% (49,592)
5:30am:
Velma:

2.0% (5)
Oklahoma:

2.6% (39,776)
6am:
Velma:

3.5% (9)
Oklahoma:

4.1% (63,119)
6:30am:
Velma:

8.6% (22)
Oklahoma:

7.4% (113,788)
7am:
Velma:

11.4% (29)
Oklahoma:

9.7% (148,896)
7:30am:
Velma:

12.2% (31)
Oklahoma:

14.8% (228,201)
8am:
Velma:

24.3% (62)
Oklahoma:

18.7% (288,028)
8:30am:
Velma:

10.2% (26)
Oklahoma:

10.3% (158,266)
10am:
Velma:

2.4% (6)
Oklahoma:

4.8% (73,878)
11am:
Velma:

2.0% (5)
Oklahoma:

2.1% (31,864)
12pm:
Velma:

2.0% (5)
Oklahoma:

0.9% (14,019)
4pm:
Velma:

2.4% (6)
Oklahoma:

6.8% (105,387)
>4pm:
Velma:

10.2% (26)
Oklahoma:

7.0% (107,522)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Males
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

3.9% (5)
Oklahoma:

6.8% (61,929)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

7.6% (10)
Oklahoma:

5.0% (45,756)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

18.0% (24)
Oklahoma:

5.8% (52,330)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

6.4% (9)
Oklahoma:

9.8% (89,084)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

20.1% (27)
Oklahoma:

10.8% (97,734)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

8.3% (11)
Oklahoma:

14.7% (133,449)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

5.8% (8)
Oklahoma:

11.9% (108,090)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

9.9% (13)
Oklahoma:

10.4% (94,613)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

12.6% (17)
Oklahoma:

3.9% (34,924)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Velma:

2.7% (4)
Oklahoma:

2.0% (18,134)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Velma:

4.0% (5)
Oklahoma:

6.9% (62,917)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Females
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

3.2% (3)
Oklahoma:

2.6% (19,211)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

3.6% (4)
Oklahoma:

3.2% (24,216)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

6.9% (7)
Oklahoma:

6.5% (48,939)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

12.0% (12)
Oklahoma:

9.0% (67,266)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

7.6% (8)
Oklahoma:

15.9% (119,210)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

30.2% (31)
Oklahoma:

17.3% (129,795)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

6.6% (7)
Oklahoma:

11.3% (84,656)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

10.9% (11)
Oklahoma:

6.8% (51,051)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Velma:

2.7% (3)
Oklahoma:

3.1% (23,213)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Velma:

6.7% (7)
Oklahoma:

6.6% (49,908)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Velma:

9.4% (10)
Oklahoma:

6.4% (48,072)

Travel time to work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.9%
Number of people working at home: 4 (1.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Working at home in 2022
Less than 5 minutes:
Velma:

7.9% (44)
Oklahoma:

4.2% (69,382)
5 to 9 minutes:
Velma:

17.9% (100)
Oklahoma:

13.0% (213,316)
10 to 14 minutes:
Velma:

10.9% (61)
Oklahoma:

16.0% (262,476)
15 to 19 minutes:
Velma:

8.4% (47)
Oklahoma:

16.9% (277,535)
20 to 24 minutes:
Velma:

16.4% (91)
Oklahoma:

14.9% (245,029)
25 to 29 minutes:
Velma:

0.6% (3)
Oklahoma:

6.9% (113,963)
30 to 34 minutes:
Velma:

12.3% (68)
Oklahoma:

12.4% (204,552)
35 to 39 minutes:
Velma:

2.8% (16)
Oklahoma:

2.3% (37,808)
40 to 44 minutes:
Velma:

8.5% (47)
Oklahoma:

2.7% (44,908)
45 to 59 minutes:
Velma:

7.8% (44)
Oklahoma:

5.6% (91,976)
60 to 89 minutes:
Velma:

4.1% (23)
Oklahoma:

3.0% (50,156)
90 or more minutes:
Velma:

2.8% (15)
Oklahoma:

2.1% (33,956)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000
Working at home in 2000
Less than 5 minutes:
Velma:

14.9% (38)
Oklahoma:

4.6% (70,320)
5 to 9 minutes:
Velma:

13.7% (35)
Oklahoma:

13.9% (214,722)
10 to 14 minutes:
Velma:

9.8% (25)
Oklahoma:

17.2% (264,471)
15 to 19 minutes:
Velma:

5.5% (14)
Oklahoma:

16.9% (260,374)
20 to 24 minutes:
Velma:

14.9% (38)
Oklahoma:

14.3% (220,827)
25 to 29 minutes:
Velma:

3.9% (10)
Oklahoma:

5.2% (79,892)
30 to 34 minutes:
Velma:

19.2% (49)
Oklahoma:

11.4% (175,459)
40 to 44 minutes:
Velma:

1.6% (4)
Oklahoma:

2.0% (30,825)
45 to 59 minutes:
Velma:

5.9% (15)
Oklahoma:

4.7% (72,663)
60 to 89 minutes:
Velma:

3.9% (10)
Oklahoma:

2.8% (43,861)
90 or more minutes:
Velma:

5.5% (14)
Oklahoma:

2.0% (31,009)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022 - Males
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Velma:

6.5% (21)
Oklahoma:

3.9% (35,163)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Velma:

13.2% (43)
Oklahoma:

11.9% (107,201)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Velma:

14.9% (48)
Oklahoma:

15.4% (138,996)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Velma:

7.3% (23)
Oklahoma:

16.5% (148,621)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Velma:

10.2% (33)
Oklahoma:

15.2% (136,592)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Velma:

19.7% (64)
Oklahoma:

12.8% (115,295)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Velma:

2.2% (7)
Oklahoma:

2.5% (22,460)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Velma:

11.0% (36)
Oklahoma:

2.8% (24,822)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Velma:

9.4% (30)
Oklahoma:

6.2% (55,353)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Velma:

1.5% (5)
Oklahoma:

3.5% (31,681)
90 or more minutes - Males:
Velma:

4.6% (15)
Oklahoma:

2.4% (22,013)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022 - Females
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Velma:

9.9% (23)
Oklahoma:

4.6% (34,219)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Velma:

24.2% (57)
Oklahoma:

14.2% (106,115)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Velma:

5.8% (14)
Oklahoma:

16.6% (123,480)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Velma:

9.9% (23)
Oklahoma:

17.3% (128,914)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Velma:

24.4% (57)
Oklahoma:

14.5% (108,437)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Velma:

1.4% (3)
Oklahoma:

7.0% (52,508)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Velma:

2.1% (5)
Oklahoma:

12.0% (89,257)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Velma:

3.5% (8)
Oklahoma:

2.1% (15,348)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Velma:

4.4% (10)
Oklahoma:

2.7% (20,086)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Velma:

5.7% (13)
Oklahoma:

4.9% (36,623)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Velma:

8.6% (20)
Oklahoma:

2.5% (18,475)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Velma
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oklahoma
Drove car alone:
Velma:

88.5% (504)
Oklahoma:

85.9% (637,250)
Carpooled:
Velma:

11.5% (65)
Oklahoma:

10.4% (83,369)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Velma
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Oklahoma
Drove car alone:
Velma:

76.9% (196)
Oklahoma:

80.0% (1,231,711)
Carpooled:
Velma:

16.9% (43)
Oklahoma:

13.2% (203,444)
Bicycle:
Velma:

0.8% (2)
Oklahoma:

0.2% (2,910)
Walked:
Velma:

4.3% (11)
Oklahoma:

2.1% (32,796)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Velma (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oklahoma (Males)
Drove car alone - Males:
Velma:

84.7% (278)
Oklahoma:

86.2% (637,250)
Carpooled - Males:
Velma:

15.3% (50)
Oklahoma:

9.8% (83,369)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Velma (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Oklahoma (Females)
Drove car alone - Females:
Velma:

93.7% (226)
Oklahoma:

85.5% (637,250)
Carpooled - Females:
Velma:

6.3% (15)
Oklahoma:

11.2% (83,369)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy in 2022
Drove alone:
Velma:

94.7% (224)
Oklahoma:

89.3% (1,422,987)
In 2 person carpool:
Velma:

3.4% (8)
Oklahoma:

8.1% (129,133)
In 3 person carpool:
Velma:

1.8% (4)
Oklahoma:

1.6% (26,288)
Private vehicle occupancy in 2000
Drove alone:
Velma:

82.0% (196)
Oklahoma:

85.8% (1,231,711)
In 2 person carpool:
Velma:

12.6% (30)
Oklahoma:

11.1% (159,539)
In 3 person carpool:
Velma:

1.7% (4)
Oklahoma:

2.0% (29,245)
In 4 person carpool:
Velma:

3.8% (9)
Oklahoma:

0.7% (9,499)

Class of workers

Class of Workers in 2022
Employee of private company:
Velma:

63.9% (159)
Oklahoma:

64.5% (1,184,078)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Velma:

18.4% (46)
Oklahoma:

4.0% (73,341)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Velma:

1.6% (4)
Oklahoma:

7.4% (135,433)
Local government workers:
Velma:

6.1% (15)
Oklahoma:

6.9% (127,021)
State government workers:
Velma:

4.5% (11)
Oklahoma:

5.6% (103,677)
Federal government workers:
Velma:

3.7% (9)
Oklahoma:

4.7% (86,381)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Velma:

1.6% (4)
Oklahoma:

6.7% (122,881)
Class of Workers in 2000
Employee of private company:
Velma:

71.5% (186)
Oklahoma:

65.0% (1,003,702)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Velma:

1.9% (5)
Oklahoma:

3.3% (50,535)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Velma:

1.9% (5)
Oklahoma:

6.4% (98,161)
Local government workers:
Velma:

5.4% (14)
Oklahoma:

5.3% (81,853)
State government workers:
Velma:

8.5% (22)
Oklahoma:

7.5% (116,288)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Velma:

10.4% (27)
Oklahoma:

8.2% (126,134)
Unpaid family workers:
Velma:

0.4% (1)
Oklahoma:

0.5% (7,647)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Velma:

60.7% (84)
Oklahoma:

67.5% (662,427)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Velma:

23.0% (32)
Oklahoma:

4.9% (48,518)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Velma:

3.0% (4)
Oklahoma:

5.1% (50,200)
Local government workers - Males:
Velma:

3.7% (5)
Oklahoma:

5.4% (53,045)
State government workers - Males:
Velma:

5.2% (7)
Oklahoma:

4.1% (40,676)
Federal government workers - Males:
Velma:

3.7% (5)
Oklahoma:

5.1% (49,704)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Velma:

0.7% (1)
Oklahoma:

7.6% (75,028)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Velma:

67.9% (75)
Oklahoma:

61.0% (521,651)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Velma:

12.8% (14)
Oklahoma:

2.9% (24,823)
Local government workers - Females:
Velma:

9.2% (10)
Oklahoma:

8.7% (73,976)
State government workers - Females:
Velma:

3.7% (4)
Oklahoma:

7.4% (63,001)
Federal government workers - Females:
Velma:

3.7% (4)
Oklahoma:

4.3% (36,677)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Velma:

2.8% (3)
Oklahoma:

5.6% (47,853)
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