Most of Caney commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Caney; the top destination outside it is Tahlequah (26%, 10 miles). Caney has 35 jobs for 149 working residents. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Oklahoma 22, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Caney, and who commutes in
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Caney on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Caney’s residents
Where Caney clocks in
26% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Caney
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Caney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Caney’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caney workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Caney commutes less than 25 miles
About 35% 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 Caney
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney | – | — | — | 28 min | $100,476 |
| Tenkiller | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Welling | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Etta | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tenkiller, Welling and Etta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caney’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 Caney: questions
What is the median household income in Caney?
$100,476 (±$43,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caney?
16.3%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caney?
28 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caney work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (26%, 10 mi), Tulsa (9%, 63 mi), Oklahoma City (8%, 152 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caney
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.