What is the average commute in Washita County, Oklahoma?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Washita County, Oklahoma work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washita County, Oklahoma

Name: Commute estimates for Washita County, Oklahoma
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.4 min one way; 7.1% worked from home, 75.4% drove alone, and 8.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home7.1%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone75.4%±1.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.2%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 Washita County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.9 min → 22.4 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 7.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 75.4%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Washita County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 7.1% worked from home.

Drive alone75.4% ±1.6 pp

Carpool11.5% ±2.4 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home7.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 4,673 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Washita County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 39th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

39^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

53^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Washita County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,673 workers age 16+, including 4,340 workers with reported travel time and 333 home workers.

Population estimate10,815± — MOE

Workers age 16+4,673± 288 MOE

Workers with travel time4,340± 276 MOE

Estimated home workers333± 114 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 Washita 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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