ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute19.8 min → 20.7 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 7.6%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.2% → 77.3%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±1.9 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 22,808 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,326± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,808± 627 MOE
Workers with travel time21,081± 635 MOE
Estimated home workers1,727± 296 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.