See what the average commute is in Blaine County, OK

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Blaine County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Blaine County has a longer commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Custer County, OK having the shortest commute at 19.5 minutes.

Blaine County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.0 minutes
--- 8.9% higher than state average
--- #33 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 11.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.8%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.6%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 18.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 32.6%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Custer County, OK: 19.5 minutes
#2. Kingfisher County, OK: 19.7 minutes
#3. Dewey County, OK: 20.1 minutes
#4. Major County, OK: 21.3 minutes
#5. Blaine County, OK: 24.0 minutes
#6. Canadian County, OK: 24.6 minutes
#7. Caddo County, OK: 24.7 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Oklahoma
#1. Cimarron County: 10.0 minutes
#2. Texas County: 13.4 minutes
#3. Woods County: 14.0 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Oklahoma
#1. Lincoln County: 30.8 minutes
#2. Pawnee County: 30.0 minutes
#3. Jefferson County: 28.7 minutes