Pump BackOK
A town of 158.
Is Pump Back a good place to live?
Only 7 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower July high than Pump Back. Pump Back has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pump Back: who provides what
Pump Back is unincorporated, so Mayes County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pump Back.
Most of Pump Back’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Pump Back fell to 1 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013. Pump Back’s average trip to work is 26 minutes, above the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Tulsa (13%), Salina (12%) and Locust Grove (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pump Back faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pump Back has four seasons and hot summers
Pump Back has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pump Back is
Pump Back beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 22% of Pump Back adults smoke cigarettes, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 14%. 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in Pump Back.
| Pump Back | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pump Back | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23% | 16.4% |
| More smokers | 22.2% | 16.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pump Back
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pump Back; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pump Back residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Pump Back for work
Where Pump Back’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pump Back
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Pump Back is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
Questions about Pump Back
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pump Back, OK a good place to live?
Pump Back has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.