Talihina is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 932 people and two associated neighborhoods, Talihina is the 240th largest community in Oklahoma.

A relatively large number of people in Talihina telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.02 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Talihina does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Talihina are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.38% of adults in Talihina have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Talihina in 2022 was $23,331, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,324 for a family of four. However, Talihina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Talihina is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Talihina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Talihina residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Talihina include Irish, German, English, Finnish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Talihina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and African languages.