ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute27.2 min → 25.7 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 4.9%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 81.7%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±2.1 pp
Carpool11.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 4,020 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,790± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,020± 193 MOE
Workers with travel time3,822± 196 MOE
Estimated home workers198± 57 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.