ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute28.1 min → 27.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 5.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 3.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 70.8%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±4.1 pp
Carpool14.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.8 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 2,080 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,380± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,080± 113 MOE
Workers with travel time1,962± 110 MOE
Estimated home workers118± 36 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.