ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.7 min one way; 8.4% worked from home, 79.0% drove alone, and 8.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 Okmulgee County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.9 min → 24.7 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 8.4%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 79.0%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Okmulgee County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 8.4% worked from home.

Drive alone79.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 14,122 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Okmulgee County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 53th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Okmulgee County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,122 workers age 16+, including 12,940 workers with reported travel time and 1,182 home workers.

Population estimate36,899± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,122± 481 MOE
Workers with travel time12,940± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers1,182± 182 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 Okmulgee 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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