ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Texas County, Oklahoma

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.9 min one way; 3.3% worked from home, 76.8% drove alone, and 5.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 Texas County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute13.7 min → 16.9 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 3.3%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.9%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.1% → 76.8%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Texas County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.8%; 0.9% used public transit and 3.3% worked from home.

Drive alone76.8% ±4.7 pp
Carpool15.5% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 9,345 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Texas County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 13th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Texas County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,345 workers age 16+, including 9,038 workers with reported travel time and 307 home workers.

Population estimate20,774± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,345± 398 MOE
Workers with travel time9,038± 397 MOE
Estimated home workers307± 115 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 Texas 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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