Oak Grove is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 8,907 people and three associated neighborhoods, Oak Grove is the 100th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Oak Grove isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Oak Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oak Grove is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak Grove who work in sales jobs (9.34%), office and administrative support (7.79%), and management occupations (7.65%). Also of interest is that Oak Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.95% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Oak Grove, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.33 minutes every day commuting to work. Oak Grove is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Oak Grove with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.74% of adults in Oak Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Oak Grove in 2022 was $32,565, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,260 for a family of four. However, Oak Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Oak Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Oak Grove include German, Irish, English, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Oak Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
