ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 83.5% drove alone, and 6.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 Kingfisher County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.8 min → 21.8 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.5%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 83.5%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kingfisher County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone83.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 7,318 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kingfisher County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kingfisher County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,318 workers age 16+, including 6,843 workers with reported travel time and 475 home workers.

Population estimate15,430± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,318± 385 MOE
Workers with travel time6,843± 365 MOE
Estimated home workers475± 108 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 Kingfisher 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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