Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety31#10,781/15,637
Economy22#12,245/15,631
Housing99#98/14,977
Health4#15,012/15,609
Healthcare14#13,498/15,650
Environment23#11,914/15,453
Education18#12,836/15,649
Infrastructure11#14,004/15,650
Community30#10,957/15,651
Leisure & amenities35#10,186/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Locust Grove, Oklahoma ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Mayes County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low91 min
98/100Oklahoma 122 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMayes County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Oklahoma 6.4 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataMayes County value
Rent-burdened households · low36.4%
93/100Oklahoma 46.3%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Job growth · high2.5%
91/100Oklahoma 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataMayes County value
Social associations · high14.8 /10k
90/100Oklahoma 11.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMayes County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
89/100Oklahoma 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high24.1%
3/100Oklahoma 14.4%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Adult smoking · high22.8%
5/100Oklahoma 18.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Distance to an Amtrak station · high139 mi
5/100Oklahoma 61 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauMayes County value
Traffic deaths · high32.3 /100k
6/100Oklahoma 17.3 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataMayes County value
Access to exercise opportunities · low41.3%
6/100Oklahoma 70.7%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteMayes County value
Frequent mental distress · high21.7%
7/100Oklahoma 19.3%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,600 (2015-2019) → 1,453 (2020-2024)
−9.2%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
62.2% (2015-2019) → 82.0% (2020-2024)
+20 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
47.3% (2015-2019) → 36.4% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateImproving
26.2% (2015-2019) → 16.0% (2020-2024)
−10 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$33,065 (2015-2019) → $49,398 (2020-2024)
+49%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherImproving
79.3% (2015-2019) → 88.2% (2020-2024)
+8.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Locust Grove, Oklahoma improved on 6 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved6

High school++8.9 points79.3% → 88.2%
Uninsured−6.9 points31.0% → 24.1%
Broadband+20 points62.2% → 82.0%
Inequality−0.0730.513 → 0.440
Household income+49%$33,065 → $49,398

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Locust Grove, Oklahoma between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.8 min2015-2019	22.2 min2020-2024	+1.4 min	Within the margin of error	33%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%2015-2019	12.7%2020-2024	+6.9 points	Improved	79%
Broadband subscriptions	62.2%2015-2019	82.0%2020-2024	+20 points	Improved	90%
Child poverty rate	26.2%2015-2019	16.0%2020-2024	−10 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Effective property tax rate	0.78%2015-2019	0.66%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	39%
High school diploma or higher	79.3%2015-2019	88.2%2020-2024	+8.9 points	Improved	94%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	−0.2×	Within the margin of error	86%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5132015-2019	0.4402020-2024	−0.073	Improved	91%
Median household income	$33,0652015-2019	$49,3982020-2024	+49%	Improved	84%
Poverty rate	24.8%2015-2019	18.1%2020-2024	−6.7 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Rent as share of income	28.9%2015-2019	25.0%2020-2024	−3.9 points	Within the margin of error	78%
Rent-burdened households	47.3%2015-2019	36.4%2020-2024	−11 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	31.0%2015-2019	24.1%2020-2024	−6.9 points	Improved	92%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Locust Grove, Oklahoma five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Locust Grove, Oklahoma in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Locust Grove, Oklahoma itself moved +14 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,453 residents (±207)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−2.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,453 residents (±207)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

White42%610
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino3.7%†54
Asian0.1%†2
American Indian and Alaska Native44%638
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races10%†149

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: American Indian and Alaska Native (+13.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

976 residents (±122)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

No high school diploma12%†115
High school or GED39%378
Some college32%310
Associate degree5.0%†49
Bachelor's degree9.1%†89
Graduate degree3.6%†35

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−8.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

583 households (±74)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $25k31%178
$25k–50k21%†120
$50k–75k24%†138
$75k–100k9.9%†58
$100k–150k9.9%†58
$150k–200k3.3%†19
$200k or more2.1%†12

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−11.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

583 households (±74)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Own62%360
Rent38%223

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

198 households (±53)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $75061%†120
$750–1,00022%†44
$1,000–1,50017%†33

Home values

360 homes (±62)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $150k69%249
$150k–250k22%†79
$250k–400k8.1%†29

Age of homes

651 homes (±75)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

2010 or later4.8%†31
2000–20098.1%†53
1980–199924%159

Size of homes

651 homes (±75)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Studio0.9%†6
1 bedroom14%†93
2 bedrooms34%223

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

670 workers (±105)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Drive alone72%482
Carpool13%†90
Public transit0.0%0
Walk4.6%†31
Bike0.0%0
Work from home9.1%†61
Other0.9%†6

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−14.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

609 workers (±101)

Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under 15 min37%223
15–29 min28%171
30–44 min19%†116

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Mayes County, the county holding most of Locust Grove's residents.

Mayes County has 833 employer establishments, 209 for every 10,000 residents (0.84× the US rate of 248; 0.88× Oklahoma's), with 11,426 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,188. The Census Bureau also counts 2,829 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 833; 2,829 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 209; US 248 · Oklahoma 237
Paid employees: 11,426
Average annual pay: $52,188; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Mayes County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	71	17.8	0.97×About typical	1,143	$16,797	13
Specialty trade contractors	57	14.3	0.92×About typical	415	$50,781	340
Religious organizations	49	12.3	2.21×More than typical	218	$18,830	—
Ambulatory health care services	39	9.8	0.47×Fewer than typical	706	$49,548	59
Limited-service restaurants	32	8	1.00×About typical	580	$16,776	4
Full-service restaurants	31	7.8	1.01×About typical	440	$18,205	5
Building equipment contractors	30	7.5	1.25×About typical	275	$51,542	49
Lessors of real estate	26	6.5	0.53×Fewer than typical	59	$43,898	211
Gasoline stations	23	5.8	1.78×More than typical	226	$27,513	3
Construction of buildings	22	5.5	0.73×Fewer than typical	174	$64,592	123
Truck transportation	22	5.5	1.09×About typical	336	$52,396	113
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	21	5.3	3.29×More than typical	201	$49,915	16

Rank places for an industry Open Mayes County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 39,946 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Locust Grove, Oklahoma: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

797FY2019
0FY2020

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, so they do not add up across cities.

Locust Grove, Oklahoma's figures are part of those of Mayes County, OK ($994.1K in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Locust Grove is mostly in Mayes County.

See federal money in Mayes County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Locust Grove, Oklahoma is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Josh BrecheenR-OK-2 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 4.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Mayes County23100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Mayes County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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