Most of Tenkiller commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Tenkiller itself; outside it, Tahlequah draws the most (17%, 10 miles). Employers in Tenkiller report 31 jobs, and 134 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 40 minutes each way, where Oklahoma has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Tenkiller, and who commutes in
On a workday 133 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Tenkiller on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Tenkiller’s residents
Where Tenkiller clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Tenkiller: what the 31 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tenkiller, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 31. 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 Tenkiller’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Tenkiller: about 40 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tenkiller workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Tenkiller commutes less than 19 miles
About 38% 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 Tenkiller compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tenkiller workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenkiller | – | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Caney | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Etta | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Barber | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Caney Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rocky Mountain | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Caney, Etta, Barber, Caney Ridge and Rocky Mountain: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tenkiller’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 Tenkiller: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tenkiller?
39.6%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tenkiller?
40 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tenkiller work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (17%, 10 mi), Catoosa (11%, 58 mi), Oklahoma City (5%, 151 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tenkiller without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tenkiller, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tenkiller
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.