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Jobs & commute in Snake Creek

Most of Snake Creek commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Snake Creek has 1 jobs, against 116 working residents. Hardly any work in Snake Creek itself; outside it, Tulsa draws the most (18%, 45 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Oklahoma as a whole has 9%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Snake Creek quiets down on a workday

On a workday 116 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

116live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday160
270live here− 120head out to work+ 1come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Snake Creek on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Snake Creek’s working residents head each day

Hulbert: 2 residents work here (2%)Salina: 2 residents work here (2%)Locust Grove: 7 residents work here (6%)Chouteau: 3 residents work here (3%)Wagoner: 4 residents work here (3%)Pryor Creek: 10 residents work here (9%)Catoosa: 5 residents work here (4%)Tahlequah: 7 residents work here (6%)Tulsa: 21 residents work here (18%)Oklahoma City: 6 residents work here (5%)Iron PostLittle RockRoseSnake CreekTulsaPryor CreekLocust GroveTahlequahOklahoma CityCatoosaSnake Creek
1
Tulsa45.2 mi away
18%21
2
Pryor Creek14.7 mi away
9%10
3
Locust Grove4.4 mi away
6%7
4
Tahlequah19.6 mi away
6%7
5
Oklahoma City144.2 mi away
5%6
6
Catoosa37.7 mi away
4%5
7
Wagoner21.6 mi away
3%4
8
Chouteau13.7 mi away
3%3
9
Hulbert17.3 mi away
2%2
10
Salina8.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%49
The top trips

Where Snake Creek clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

What Snake Creek’s employers do

Jobs based in Snake CreekJobs Snake Creek residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%33%
Trade, transport & utilities100%18%
Services: health, schools, offices0%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%31%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger100%27%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older0%23%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Snake Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Snake Creek takes about 32 minutes

A year of commuting
246 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Snake Creek32 min
Oklahoma22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Snake Creek workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Snake Creek gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 134 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Snake Creek

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTulsa: 18% · 45.2 miPryor Creek: 9% · 14.7 miLocust Grove: 6% · 4.4 miTahlequah: 6% · 19.6 miOklahoma City: 5% · 144.2 miCatoosa: 4% · 37.7 miWagoner: 3% · 21.6 miChouteau: 3% · 13.7 miHulbert: 2% · 17.3 miSalina: 2% · 8.5 miTulsa 18%Pryor Creek 9%Locust Grove 6%Tahlequah 6%Oklahoma City 5%Snake Creek
Snake CreekTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi18 residents
33%10–24 mi37 residents
35%25–50 mi40 residents
16%Over 50 mi18 residents

About 16% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

The towns around Snake Creek

Jobs & commute next door

TownSnake Creek workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Snake Creek–——32 min$108,750
Little Rockunder 2%————
Roseunder 2%——24 min—
Iron Postunder 2%————

Same-state neighbors only. Little Rock, Rose and Iron Post: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Snake Creek’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Snake Creek: questions

What is the median household income in Snake Creek?

$108,750 (±$35,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Snake Creek?

12.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Snake Creek?

32 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Snake Creek work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (18%, 45 mi), Pryor Creek (9%, 15 mi), Locust Grove (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Snake Creek without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Snake Creek, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Snake Creek

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.