ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stephens County, Oklahoma

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.7 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 79.5% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 Stephens County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.5 min → 23.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 5.6%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 79.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Stephens County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.5%; 0.1% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.5% ±1.8 pp
Carpool12.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 17,697 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Stephens County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 43th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Stephens County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,697 workers age 16+, including 16,701 workers with reported travel time and 996 home workers.

Population estimate43,551± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,697± 501 MOE
Workers with travel time16,701± 529 MOE
Estimated home workers996± 188 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 Stephens 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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