See what the average commute is in Osage 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 Osage County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Osage County has a longer commute than five out of six neighboring counties, with Kay County, OK having the shortest commute at 17.3 minutes.

Osage County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 24.9 minutes
--- 13.0% higher than state average
--- #22 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.0%
- Workers who drive to work: 92.4%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 8.9%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.1%
- Workers who work from home: 5.8%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 16.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 62.3%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Kay County, OK: 17.3 minutes
#2. Noble County, OK: 18.4 minutes
#3. Washington County, OK: 19.5 minutes
#4. Cowley County, KS: 20.0 minutes
#4. Tulsa County, OK: 20.0 minutes
#6. Osage County, OK: 24.9 minutes
#7. Pawnee County, OK: 30.0 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