ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.8 min → 23.8 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 7.8%▲ 2.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 73.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±2.1 pp
Carpool13.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 20,527 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,942± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,527± 614 MOE
Workers with travel time18,920± 653 MOE
Estimated home workers1,607± 318 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.