ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nowata County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute28.4 min → 28.1 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 76.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool12.0% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 3,802 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,435± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,802± 187 MOE
Workers with travel time3,429± 180 MOE
Estimated home workers373± 100 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.