ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip20.6 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute20.6 min → 20.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 4.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.7% → 81.7%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±1.3 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 12,127 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,341± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,127± 247 MOE
Workers with travel time11,538± 256 MOE
Estimated home workers589± 90 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.