Midwest City had 28,083 residents age 16 and over in the labor force during 2020–2024, including 25,716 employed residents and 1,972 unemployed residents in the civilian labor force. The same Census measures show a workforce shaped largely by automobile travel, a broad range of occupation earnings, and meaningful differences across household-income bands.
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- Employment status and labor-force size
- Employment by age and sex
- Occupation earnings
- How workers travel to work
- Commute-time distribution
- Household and resident income context
Employment status and labor-force size
The 2020–2024 American Community Survey employment-status table covers 45,150 Midwest City residents age 16 years and over. Within that universe, 28,083 residents were in the labor force. The civilian labor force accounted for 27,688 residents, while 395 residents age 16 and over were in the Armed Forces.
The civilian labor-force count included 25,716 employed residents and 1,972 unemployed residents. The table also counted 17,067 residents age 16 and over outside the labor force. These categories describe the population covered by the employment-status table; they are not a count of every job located in the city.
The source is the U.S. Census Bureau’s B23025 Employment Status for the Population 16 Years and Over, covering 2020–2024. Its measurement universe is residents age 16 and over, so the figures should be read as resident workforce statistics rather than a separate employer-based jobs series.
The labor-force and transportation tables answer different questions. Employment status identifies whether residents were in the labor force, employed, unemployed, or outside it. Transportation counts workers and records the way they traveled to work, including the separate work-from-home category. That distinction helps explain why the employment-status universe contains 45,150 residents age 16 and over, while the transportation universe contains 25,485 workers. Neither table is a direct measure of the number of positions offered by Midwest City employers, and neither should be used as a substitute for an industry payroll count.
Employment by age and sex
The U.S. Census Bureau’s B23001 Sex by Age by Employment Status for the Population 16 Years and Over counted 20,335 Midwest City males and 24,815 females in the population age 16 and over covered by that table during 2020–2024.
The available employed counts show participation across several age bands. Among residents ages 16 to 19, 711 males and 602 females were employed. Among those ages 20 to 21, the corresponding counts were 589 males and 578 females. For ages 22 to 24, 899 males and 764 females were employed.
The counts were higher in the 25-to-29 and 35-to-44 groups shown in the table. Midwest City had 1,619 employed males and 1,150 employed females ages 25 to 29. Among residents ages 35 to 44, 2,196 males and 3,262 females were employed.
These are counts of employed residents in the named age-and-sex categories, not employment rates. The categories also come from a 2020–2024 survey period, while the table’s population universe is residents age 16 and over.
Occupation earnings
The U.S. Census Bureau’s B24022 Sex by Occupation and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over reports 2024 median earnings for full-time, year-round civilian workers with earnings. This narrower universe matters: the figures are not pay for every worker, every job, or every resident.
Across the full-time, year-round population, median earnings were $47,779 for Midwest City males and $43,404 for females. The occupation-specific figures below show the range of reported medians in the available categories.
| Sex and occupation | 2024 median earnings |
|---|---|
| Males, computer and mathematical occupations | $86,579 |
| Males, management occupations | $72,969 |
| Males, healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | $71,192 |
| Females, legal occupations | $60,870 |
| Females, healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | $60,361 |
| Females, business and financial operations occupations | $54,759 |
| Females, management occupations | $54,484 |
| Males, construction and extraction occupations | $51,967 |
| Males, sales and office occupations | $51,914 |
| Males, service occupations | $34,630 |
| Females, office and administrative support occupations | $44,248 |
| Females, food preparation and serving-related occupations | $22,419 |
For male workers, the listed 2024 medians ranged from $34,630 in service occupations to $86,579 in computer and mathematical occupations. Other reported male medians were $72,969 in management, $71,192 in healthcare practitioner and technical occupations, $51,967 in construction and extraction, $51,914 in sales and office, and $42,181 in production, transportation, and material-moving occupations.
For female workers, the listed medians ranged from $22,419 in food preparation and serving-related occupations to $60,870 in legal occupations. The source also reports $60,361 in healthcare practitioner and technical occupations, $54,759 in business and financial operations, $54,484 in management, and $44,248 in office and administrative support.
How workers travel to work
The 2020–2024 B08301 Means of Transportation to Work transportation universe contained 25,485 Midwest City workers age 16 and over. A car, truck, or van was used by 21,936 workers. Of those reported travel modes, 19,242 workers drove alone and 2,694 carpooled.
The same table counted 2,711 workers who worked from home. Other reported modes were much smaller: 502 workers walked, 82 used a taxi or ride-hailing service, 49 used a bicycle, 46 used public transportation, and 12 used a motorcycle.
| Reported commute mode | Workers |
|---|---|
| Car, truck, or van | 21,936 |
| Drove alone | 19,242 |
| Carpooled | 2,694 |
| Worked from home | 2,711 |
| Walked | 502 |
| Taxi or ride-hailing service | 82 |
| Bicycle | 49 |
| Public transportation | 46 |
| Motorcycle | 12 |
The mode categories describe how workers traveled to work during the survey period. The car, truck, or van total and its drive-alone and carpool subcategories should be understood within the Census table’s transportation definitions.
Commute-time distribution
Travel time is measured among a different universe. The 2020–2024 B08303 Travel Time to Work table covered 22,774 workers age 16 and over who did not work from home.
The largest reported group among the listed intervals was a 20-to-24-minute commute, with 4,035 workers. The table counted 3,899 workers with commutes of 30 to 34 minutes and 3,882 with commutes of 15 to 19 minutes. Other reported intervals included 3,043 workers at 10 to 14 minutes and 2,441 at 5 to 9 minutes.
At the shortest end, 703 workers had commutes of less than 5 minutes. At the longest end, 380 workers reported a commute of 90 minutes or more. Because the travel-time universe excludes people who worked from home, these figures should not be combined directly with the full transportation universe as though they measured the same population.
Household and resident income context
Midwest City’s median household income was $57,520 in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, according to U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Midwest City city, Oklahoma. This is a household measure, so it provides context for the earnings figures without replacing the occupation-specific medians.
The B19001 Household Income in the Past 12 Months table reports income bands in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars for 2020–2024. Households earning less than $50,000 accounted for 41.90% of Midwest City households. The $50,000-to-$100,000 band accounted for 34.02%, while households earning $100,000 to $200,000 accounted for 19.58%. Households earning more than $200,000 accounted for 4.51%.
| Household income band | Share of households |
|---|---|
| Less than $50,000 | 41.90% |
| $50,000 to $100,000 | 34.02% |
| $100,000 to $200,000 | 19.58% |
| More than $200,000 | 4.51% |
The B19301 Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months reports Midwest City’s per-capita income as $32,775 in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars for 2020–2024. Separately, the B17001 Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age reports that 16.49% of residents for whom poverty status was determined were below the poverty line.
Together, these measures place Midwest City’s employment statistics in household and resident context: occupation medians describe a specific full-time, year-round worker population, while household income, per-capita income, and poverty measures describe broader economic conditions across the city.