For about half of its working residents, Cedar Valley is a commute to Oklahoma City
79 jobs are based in Cedar Valley; 215 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cedar Valley itself; outside it, Oklahoma City draws the most (50%, 28 miles). The average commute takes 29 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
The work figures that set Cedar Valley apart
More than half of Cedar Valley works in Oklahoma City
107 working residents, 50%, have their main job in Oklahoma City, 28 miles away. That’s far more as work in Cedar Valley itself. The commute map ↓
Cedar Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Cedar Valley to work: where people go
Where Cedar Valley clocks in
50% 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 daily trip from Cedar Valley: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Valley workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 15% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Cedar Valley
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Cedar Valley on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
In Cedar Valley, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Valley, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 79. 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 Cedar Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cedar Valley’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Cedar Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Valley?
$126,786 (±$16,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Valley?
4.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Valley?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Valley work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oklahoma City (50%, 28 mi), Guthrie (7%, 5 mi), Edmond (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Valley
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.