ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Murray County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.7 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 3.9%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 84.3%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 5,985 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.

33thMean commute percentile

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

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% 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.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,753± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,985± 265 MOE
Workers with travel time5,752± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers233± 80 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.