Sequoyah has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Oklahoma averages 22, the U.S. 26. There are 78 jobs in Sequoyah, and 301 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Sequoyah; the top destination outside it is Tulsa (27%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sequoyah: the figures worth knowing
Sequoyah’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sequoyah is Tulsa, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (82) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Sequoyah is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Sequoyah, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sequoyah has about 500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sequoyah workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 22 across Oklahoma. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 84 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 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Sequoyah
About 15% 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.
How many people are in Sequoyah by day
On a workday 301 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Sequoyah on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Sequoyah
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sequoyah workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 265 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.
Where people from Sequoyah work
Where Sequoyah clocks in
27% of workers
19% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 72% of the jobs in Sequoyah
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sequoyah, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 78. 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 Sequoyah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
19% of Sequoyah works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Claremore. Darker towns draw more of Sequoyah’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 Sequoyah: questions
What is the median household income in Sequoyah?
$81,023 (±$23,486) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sequoyah?
7.5%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sequoyah?
33 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sequoyah work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (27%, 24 mi), Claremore (19%, 4 mi), Oklahoma City (5%, 124 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sequoyah without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sequoyah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sequoyah
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.