Zeb has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any work in Zeb itself; outside it, Tahlequah draws the most (33%, 9 miles). Zeb has 54 jobs, against 220 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Oklahoma 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Zeb
One in three of Zeb works in Tahlequah
73 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Tahlequah, 9 miles away. That’s 33 times as many as work in Zeb itself. The commute map ↓
Zeb is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Zeb, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Zeb has about 360 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 220 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Zeb work
Where Zeb clocks in
33% of workers
11% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Zeb
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Zeb on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
A place that makes things: 69% of Zeb’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zeb, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 54. 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 Zeb’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Zeb’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zeb workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 177 commuters (the 2% 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.
The distance from Zeb to work
About 22% 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.
Zeb and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Woodall. Darker towns draw more of Zeb’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 Zeb: questions
What is the median household income in Zeb?
$56,058 (±$15,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zeb?
12.1%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zeb?
26 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zeb work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tahlequah (33%, 9 mi), Muskogee (11%, 17 mi), Tulsa (10%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zeb without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zeb, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zeb
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.