What is the average commute in Johnston County, Oklahoma?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Johnston County, Oklahoma work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Johnston County, Oklahoma

Name: Commute estimates for Johnston County, Oklahoma
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.7 min one way; 5.8% worked from home, 79.6% drove alone, and 7.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home5.8%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone79.6%±2.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.3%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 Johnston County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.0 min → 24.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.8%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 79.6%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Johnston County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 5.8% worked from home.

Drive alone79.6% ±2.6 pp

Carpool9.8% ±1.9 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±1.1 pp

Work from home5.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 3,850 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Johnston County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 53th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

53^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Johnston County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,850 workers age 16+, including 3,626 workers with reported travel time and 224 home workers.

Population estimate10,278± — MOE

Workers age 16+3,850± 194 MOE

Workers with travel time3,626± 193 MOE

Estimated home workers224± 63 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oklahoma commute records for Johnston County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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