Cherry Tree has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26. Employers in Cherry Tree report 27 jobs, and 276 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cherry Tree; the top destination outside it is Stilwell (32%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cherry Tree: the figures worth knowing
Cherry Tree is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Cherry Tree, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cherry Tree has about 340 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cherry Tree and Stilwell trade workers both ways
Stilwell is the top workplace for Cherry Tree residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Cherry Tree come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 276 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Cherry Tree on a workday
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Cherry Tree on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Cherry Tree goes to work
Where Cherry Tree clocks in
32% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
81% of the jobs in Cherry Tree make or build things
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 Cherry Tree’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Cherry Tree spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Tree workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 commuters (the 4% 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 Cherry Tree
About 27% 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.
Cherry Tree and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Tree workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree | – | — | — | 19 min | $63,000 |
| Greasy | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greasy: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Tree’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 Cherry Tree: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Tree?
$63,000 (±$22,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Tree?
23.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Tree?
19 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Tree work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stilwell (32%, 5 mi), Tahlequah (9%, 22 mi), Catoosa (7%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherry Tree 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 Cherry Tree, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Tree
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.