ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute29.9 min → 28.0 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 4.3%▼ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 80.7%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool10.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.3% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 6,352 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% 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.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,795± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,352± 200 MOE
Workers with travel time6,080± 185 MOE
Estimated home workers272± 63 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.