Caney Ridge has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Caney Ridge for work; outside it, Tahlequah is the main destination (16%, 11 miles). 10 jobs are based in Caney Ridge; 51 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 21 minutes each way; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Caney Ridge
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Caney Ridge on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
Where the trip to work from Caney Ridge ends
Where Caney Ridge clocks in
16% 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 Ridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caney Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
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 Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Caney Ridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caney Ridge workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Caney Ridge
About 39% 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.
Caney Ridge and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caney Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Ridge | – | — | — | 21 min | $38,750 |
| Tenkiller | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Barber | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tenkiller and Barber: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Caney Ridge’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 Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Caney Ridge?
$38,750 (±$25,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caney Ridge?
12.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caney Ridge?
21 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caney Ridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (16%, 11 mi), Tulsa (8%, 62 mi), Keys (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caney Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caney Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caney Ridge
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.