ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute23.2 min → 25.8 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 6.4%▼ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 82.1%▲ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±0.9 pp
Carpool4.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.9% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 1,472 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% 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.

86th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,359± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,472± 91 MOE
Workers with travel time1,378± 96 MOE
Estimated home workers94± 33 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.