See what the average commute is in Major County, OK
See what the average commute is in Major 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 Major County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Major County has a longer commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Woods County, OK having the shortest commute at 14.0 minutes.
Major County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.3 minutes
--- 3.4% lower than state average
--- #30 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.3%
- Workers who drive to work: 94.5%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 7.7%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.0%
- Workers who work from home: 2.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 40.9%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Woods County, OK: 14.0 minutes
#2. Garfield County, OK: 17.9 minutes
#3. Kingfisher County, OK: 19.7 minutes
#4. Dewey County, OK: 20.1 minutes
#5. Woodward County, OK: 21.0 minutes
#6. Major County, OK: 21.3 minutes
#7. Blaine County, OK: 24.0 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