ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute22.7 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 8.6%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 73.5%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±4.8 pp
Carpool13.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,283 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

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

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,383± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,283± 189 MOE
Workers with travel time3,001± 176 MOE
Estimated home workers282± 86 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.