Photo: Starwalker (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0How Bunch works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in Bunch in the Census job records; 30 of its residents work elsewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%. Hardly any work in Bunch; the top destination outside it is Stilwell (17%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bunch quiets down on a workday
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in Bunch on a workday afternoon, 79% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Bunch goes to work
Where Bunch clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Working from home in Bunch
of Bunch workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Bunch
About 47% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Bunch
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bunch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunch | – | — | — | — | $26,250 |
| Cave Spring | under 4% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Greasy | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cave Spring and Greasy: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bunch’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bunch: questions
What is the median household income in Bunch?
$26,250 (±$19,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bunch?
23.7%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bunch work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stilwell (17%, 10 mi), Oklahoma City (13%, 157 mi), Tahlequah (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bunch without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bunch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bunch
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.