OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
Most new workers in the study area since 2009 commute to downtown from outside the relatively small study area. In 2015, more than 59,500 (97.4%) of the 61,100 jobs in the study area were held by residents who live outside the area (see panel B of Figure 30). Since 2009, more than 8,500 of the approximately 9,000 new downtown jobs were filled by residents living outside the immediate downtown study area. Residence of New Downtown Workers . A fundamental economic development concern within the MAPS projects is the home location of workers who are benefitting from newly created jobs in the study area. While all workers cannot come from the relatively small downtown study area, drawing workers from nearer regions, particularly the city and county, is generally preferred to long-distance commuters. From a city development perspective, new workers who live within the city and county will purchase and rent housing, participate in city schools, shop locally, and contribute in other ways to Oklahoma City’s growth. Given that Oklahoma City comprises a large share of the county, the share of net new jobs accruing to workers residing in Oklahoma County provides a useful measure of the local labor market success of MAPS. Figure 31 summarizes net job gains in the 2009 to 2015 period based on the county of residence for workers in the downtown study area. The map in Figure 32 provides a visual overview of the location and density of the residence location of all workers in the study area. The key finding in the period is that job gains in the downtown study area have been filled primarily by workers who are living in Oklahoma County. Two-thirds (5,999) of the 9,009 net new jobs downtown reported in the period were filled by residents living in the central county. The total number of Oklahoma County residents working in the study area increased by 20.4% in the period to a total of 35,432, exceeding the overall downtown job gain of 17.3% in the period. Figure 31. Downtown Study Area Job Growth by County Where Worker Lives
2009-2015
2015
2009
County
Jobs
Share
Jobs
Share Change %Change Share
All Counties
61,123 35,432
100.0%
52,114 100.0% 29,433 56.5% 8,045 15.4%
9,009 5,999 1,049
17.3% 20.4% 13.0% 26.4% -22.6% 18.3% 17.3% 22.4% 21.0% 28.2% 23.4% 10.0% 19.1%
100.0%
Oklahoma County, OK Cleveland County, OK Canadian County, OK
58.0% 14.9%
66.6% 11.6% 10.9% -6.9%
9,094 4,698 2,133 1,030
7.7% 3.5% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 7.7%
3,718 2,755
7.1% 5.3% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 7.6%
980
Tulsa County, OK Logan County, OK
-622
871 813 749 661 412 363 291
159 141 168 139 116
1.8% 1.6% 1.9% 1.5% 1.3% 0.9% 0.3% 8.5%
Pottawatomie County, OK Grady County, OK McClain County, OK Comanche County, OK
954 917 800 528 448 320
Payne County, OK Creek County, OK All Other Locations
85 29
4,769
4,003
766
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics Data at https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/
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