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.
