See what the average commute is in Marshall 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 Marshall County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Marshall County has a longer commute than two out of four neighboring counties, with Carter County, OK having the shortest commute at 19.0 minutes.

Marshall County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 23.3 minutes
--- 5.7% higher than state average
--- #36 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 5.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.9%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 11.1%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.2%
- Workers who work from home: 4.7%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 22.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 33.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Carter County, OK: 19.0 minutes
#2. Love County, OK: 22.2 minutes
#3. Marshall County, OK: 23.3 minutes
#4. Grayson County, TX: 25.2 minutes
#5. Johnston County, OK: 25.6 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