Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety13#804/924
Economy9#844/925
Housing59#381/925
Health2#910/925
Healthcare10#834/923
Environment9#839/917
Education13#809/925
Infrastructure13#808/925
Community16#781/925
Leisure & amenities1#912/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Miami, OK micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Mental health providers · high553 /100k
90/100Oklahoma 439 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · low2.5×
87/100Oklahoma 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Effective property tax rate · low0.60%
74/100Oklahoma 0.79%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Average commute time · low20.6 min
72/100Oklahoma 22.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Social associations · high12.9 /10k
72/100Oklahoma 11.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low11.8 /100k
71/100Oklahoma 19.8 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Dentists · low17 /100k
1/100Oklahoma 65 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Traffic deaths · high47.5 /100k
1/100Oklahoma 17.3 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high39.6 /100k
1/100Oklahoma 19.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high22.3%
1/100Oklahoma 18.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Access to exercise opportunities · low35.0%
1/100Oklahoma 70.7%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · low69.8 yrs
2/100Oklahoma 74.0 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

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

Drought exposureWorsening
2% (2021) → 47% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+44 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New homes permittedImproving
0.3 /1k (2021) → 0.5 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Flu vaccinationsWorsening
46.0% (2019) → 29.0% (2023)
−17 pts4 yearsUS 48.0% → 44.0%
Suicide rateWorsening
21.8 /100k (2021) → 39.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+82%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
67.5% (2015-2019) → 82.6% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Traffic deathsWorsening
28.6 /100k (2015-2019) → 47.5 /100k (2020-2024)
+66%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k

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, Miami, OK micropolitan area improved on 14 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 8 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Pharmacies+24%1.3 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Broadband+15 points67.5% → 82.6%
Weekly wage+29%$692 → $891
Uninsured−1.6 points20.8% → 19.1%
Restaurants+7%4.3 /10k → 4.6 /10k

Declined4

Suicides+97%20.1 /100k → 39.6 /100k
Firearm deaths+89%17.5 /100k → 33.0 /100k
Traffic deaths+66%28.6 /100k → 47.5 /100k
Price / income+0.3×2.2× → 2.5×

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Miami, OK micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.3 /10k2020	2.6 /10k2025	+14%	Improved	62%
Average commute time	20.5 min2015-2019	20.6 min2020-2024	+0.1 min	Within the margin of error	61%
Average weekly wage	$6922020	$8912025	+29%	Improved	88%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%2015-2019	15.0%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Broadband subscriptions	67.5%2015-2019	82.6%2020-2024	+15 points	Improved	91%
Child poverty rate	30.6%2015-2019	27.4%2020-2024	−3.2 points	Improved	60%
Distance to an airport	50 mi2020	50 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	18.2 /100k2020	11.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−35%	Improved	63%
Effective property tax rate	0.61%2015-2019	0.60%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Firearm deaths	17.5 /100k2020	33.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+89%	Declined	3%
Grocery stores	0.7 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−0.7%	Little change	47%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.3 /10k2020	0.3 /10k2025	−0.7%	Little change	39%
High school diploma or higher	85.3%2015-2019	87.7%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	68%
Homicide rate	5.8 /100k2020	3.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−33%	Improved	60%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,7782019	$59,6332024	+30%	Improved	38%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4472015-2019	0.4412020-2024	−0.006	Within the margin of error	73%
Median household income	$39,8722015-2019	$49,9472020-2024	+25%	Improved	41%
New business applications	10.6 /1k2020	13.0 /1k2025	+22%	Improved	18%
Pharmacies	1.3 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+24%	Improved	96%
Poverty rate	20.7%2015-2019	20.9%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Property crime rate	1,976 /100k2020	1,682 /100k2025	−15%	Improved	17%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	+2.5%	Little change	78%
Rent as share of income	27.5%2015-2019	28.2%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Rent-burdened households	44.1%2015-2019	46.5%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Restaurants and bars	4.3 /10k2020	4.6 /10k2025	+7%	Improved	71%
Suicide rate	20.1 /100k2020	39.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+97%	Declined	2%
Traffic deaths	28.6 /100k2015-2019	47.5 /100k2020-2024	+66%	Declined	3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%2020	3.7%2025	−2.7 points	Improved	42%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	20.8%2015-2019	19.1%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Improved	80%
Violent crime rate	317 /100k2020	330 /100k2025	+4.2%	Little change	22%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. 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 925 metro and micro areas 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.

Metro and micro areas like Miami, OK micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Miami, OK micropolitan area 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, Miami, OK micropolitan area itself moved −2.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 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

30,341 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

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

Household income

11,921 households (±157)

Miami, OK micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k24%2,849
$25k–50k26%3,118
$50k–75k20%2,426

Homes

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

Owners and renters

11,921 households (±157)

Miami, OK micropolitan area
United States share

Own68%8,051
Rent32%3,870

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−1.4 points).

Table view

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

12,127 workers (±247)

Miami, OK micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone82%9,905
Carpool11%1,280
Public transit0.1%†14

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Miami, OK micropolitan area.

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.

Miami, OK has 548 employer establishments, 181 for every 10,000 residents (0.73× the US rate of 248), with 8,370 paid employees at an average annual pay of $42,516. The Census Bureau also counts 1,886 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 548; 1,886 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 181; US 248
Paid employees: 8,370
Average annual pay: $42,516; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	39	12.9	0.62×Fewer than typical	619	$55,126	28
Religious organizations	39	12.9	2.32×More than typical	156	$28,449	—
Specialty trade contractors	35	11.6	0.75×Fewer than typical	134	$33,037	240
Restaurants and other eating places	32	10.6	0.58×Fewer than typical	439	$17,763	9
Full-service restaurants	16	5.3	0.69×Fewer than typical	137	$19,664	3
Automotive repair and maintenance	15	5	0.98×About typical	37	$42,432	53
Building equipment contractors	15	5	0.82×About typical	51	$26,529	36
Banks and credit unions	14	4.6	1.43×More than typical	161	$57,634	—
Limited-service restaurants	14	4.6	0.58×Fewer than typical	292	$17,199	5
Gasoline stations	13	4.3	1.32×More than typical	150	$20,240	—
General merchandise stores	13	4.3	2.43×More than typical	374	$29,885	8
Truck transportation	13	4.3	0.85×About typical	98	$56,163	75

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 30,291 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $3.7M on contracts performed in Miami, OK micropolitan area: $121 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $3.7M; +90% vs FY2025
Per resident: $121; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 88%; 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

Agricultural Research Service$2.8M75%
Environmental Protection Agency$231.5K6.3%
Department of the Navy$228.4K6.2%
Indian Health Service$201.4K5.5%
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$152.3K4.2%
U.S. Geological Survey$101.5K2.8%

Top recipients

WYANDOTTE TECHNOLOGIES$2.8M75%
CH2M HILL, INC$231.5K6.3%
3M TECHNICAL CERAMICS QUAPAW, LLC$228.4K6.2%
TERRA UMBRIS LEGAL AND LAND SERVICES, LLC$142.7K3.9%
EP SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS LLC$101.5K2.8%

Spending by fiscal year

3.7MFY2017
1.1MFY2018
2.8MFY2019
1.4MFY2020
951.3KFY2021
5.6MFY2022
458.8KFY2023
3.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$2.8M75%
Basic chemical manufacturing · 3251$329.9K9.0%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$231.5K6.3%
Utility system construction · 2371$206.6K5.6%
Legal services · 5411$142.7K3.9%
Justice, public order, and safety activities · 9221

Largest awards

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT$6.8M
WYANDOTTE TECHNOLOGIES· Ottawa County, OK· Professional services· May 2, 2024 – Dec 4, 2025· 1232SA24F0044
TITLE: REGION 6 REMEDIAL ACQUISITION FRAMEWORK (RAF) DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES (DES) TASK ORDER FOR REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI)/FEASIBILITY STUDY (FS) AND REMEDIAL DESIGN (RD) AT THE FORMER TAR CREEK SUPERFUND SITE IN OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA$6M
CH2M HILL, INC· Ottawa County, OK· Facilities & utilities· May 27, 2022 – Apr 30, 2026· 68HERH22F0198
LEGAL SERVICES FOR MIAMI AGENCY$564.8K
TERRA UMBRIS LEGAL AND LAND SERVICES, LLC· Ottawa County, OK· Professional services· Mar 31, 2023 – Aug 19, 2026· 140A0823P0019

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.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $296.2M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Miami, OK micropolitan area: $9,732 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $296.2M; −5.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $9,732; US $12,955
Loan face value: $12.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.6%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$129.2M44%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$30.9M10%
15.022 · Tribal Self-Governance$28.8M9.7%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$26.2M8.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$14.8M5.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$10.5M3.5%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$6.2M2.1%
20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$5.9M2.0%

Top recipients (organizations)

CHEROKEE NATION$12.1M4.1%
TAHLEQUAH, OK
WYANDOTTE NATION$9.5M3.2%
WYANDOTTE, OK
NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A & M COLLEGE$6.8M2.3%
MIAMI, OK
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$6.4M2.1%
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
EASTERN SHAWNEE TRIBE$6M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$180.6M61%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$34.3M12%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education$33.6M11%
Department of the Interior
Federal Highway Administration$10.2M3.4%
Department of Transportation
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

386.1MFY2021
281.5MFY2022
288.9MFY2023
288.2MFY2024
314.1MFY2025
296.2MFY2026

County aggregates

73%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Miami, OK

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Ottawa CountyCentral county330,438

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

MiamiPrincipal city12,926

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Oklahoma

Areas based in Oklahoma, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Joplin, MO-KS31

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Miami, OK micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Miami, OK

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Oklahoma

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined4

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought