Tiawah has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. Employers in Tiawah report 8 jobs for 99 working residents. Hardly any stay in Tiawah for work; outside it, Tulsa is the main destination (22%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tiawah quiets down on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Tiawah on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Tiawah ends
Where Tiawah clocks in
22% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 75% of the jobs in Tiawah
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tiawah, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 8. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tiawah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way for Tiawah’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tiawah workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 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 Tiawah
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.
The towns next door employ 15% of Tiawah
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Claremore. Darker towns draw more of Tiawah’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Tiawah: questions
What is the median household income in Tiawah?
$84,485 (±$71,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tiawah?
4.4%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tiawah?
18 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tiawah work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tulsa (22%, 22 mi), Claremore (15%, 6 mi), Pryor Creek (10%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tiawah 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 Tiawah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tiawah
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.