One of the benefits of Durant is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.40 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Durant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Durant is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.22% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Durant in 2022 was $28,129, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,516 for a family of four. However, Durant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Durant is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durant residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Durant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Durant include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Durant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
