Commuting in Harmon County, Oklahoma: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Harmon County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Harmon County spend about 18 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 74 hours, about 3.1 full days, spent commuting. That is 53% less time on the road than the Oklahoma average of 19.0 minutes each way, a difference of 10.1 minutes.
Harmon County holds about 0.1% of Oklahoma's population but accounts for roughly 0.0% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Harmon County would save about 29 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $912 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Harmon County
8.8 min
17.6 min
74 hrs/yr
$2,280
49
Oklahoma
19.0 min
37.9 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,901
941
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
8.8
minutes to get to work in
Harmon County.
That's 61% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the top 3 fastest counties in Oklahoma
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.8% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Harmon County
Car:
87.4%
Worked at Home:
10.8%
Walked:
1.0%
Other:
0.5%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually rare in Harmon County: 17476.2 times less than the Oklahoma average (0.0% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is essentially absent in Harmon County, versus 0.3% in Oklahoma.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Harmon County, versus 0.1% in Oklahoma.
Commute Mode Trends in Harmon County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Harmon County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Bicycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Motorcycle
2009
93.4%
1.5%
3.7%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2010
92.7%
1.7%
3.7%
1.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
2011
91.8%
1.5%
3.8%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2012
90.5%
3.6%
2.3%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
2013
90.9%
4.3%
0.7%
3.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2014
93.9%
3.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2015
92.9%
5.0%
1.4%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
94.7%
4.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
96.0%
2.8%
1.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
94.5%
3.5%
1.9%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
93.4%
5.0%
1.5%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
92.6%
5.7%
1.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
89.4%
8.5%
2.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
88.1%
8.9%
2.3%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
89.3%
9.0%
0.8%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
87.4%
10.8%
1.0%
0.5%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2017 at 96.0%. Overall it fell from 93.4% in 2009 to 87.4% in 2024, down 6.0 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Working from home gained the most ground in Harmon County: its share of workers rose from 1.5% in 2009 to 10.8% in 2024, up 9.3 percentage points. Most of that increase, 5.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 3.7% to 1.0% of workers (down 2.7 percentage points).
Working from home overtook walking to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2012 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Harmon County
🛌Hitting SnoozeThe biggest shift to later mornings among Oklahoma's 77 counties: the typical start is 12 minutes later than in 2009.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Harmon County?
The bars show when commuters in Harmon County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Oklahoma for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMHarmon County4.7%Oklahoma5.3%
4.7%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMHarmon County4.7%Oklahoma3.7%
4.7%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMHarmon County2.8%Oklahoma4.8%
2.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMHarmon County6.2%Oklahoma8.5%
6.2%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMHarmon County5.0%Oklahoma10.0%
5.0%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMHarmon County11.9%Oklahoma15.2%
11.9%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMHarmon County33.2%Oklahoma14.5%
33.2%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMHarmon County10.8%Oklahoma10.7%
10.8%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMHarmon County5.4%Oklahoma4.8%
5.4%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMHarmon County3.6%Oklahoma5.7%
3.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMHarmon County0.6%Oklahoma2.7%
0.6%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMHarmon County0.0%Oklahoma1.2%
0.0%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMHarmon County2.2%Oklahoma6.2%
2.2%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMHarmon County9.0%Oklahoma6.6%
9.0%
Harmon CountyOklahomaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Harmon County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 33.2% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Oklahoma. Early starts are less common than in Oklahoma: 12.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Oklahoma: 60.8% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 6 commuters (15.4%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Harmon County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Harmon County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Harmon County next to Oklahoma and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Harmon County
Oklahoma
United States
2009
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:32 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:31 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:41 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:37 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:35 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:41 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:39 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:37 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:38 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:45 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:44 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:44 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:50 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:43 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Harmon County were on the road by 7:43 AM, 12 minutes later than in 2009 (7:31 AM). That goes against the trend across Oklahoma, where the typical commuter now leaves 4 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Harmon County now leave 6 minutes later than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Harmon County has moved 6 minutes later.
How does Harmon County's commute time compare?
Metric
Harmon County
Oklahoma
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
8.8 min
19.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.8%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
1.0%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Harmon County is 8.8 minutes, shorter than the 19.0 minutes in Oklahoma.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Oklahoma. 1.0% commute by walking, lower than the 1.8% in Oklahoma.
Harmon County, OK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Harmon County, OK is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,407 residents against a local median of 5,488. Where Harmon County, OK breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 60% above the local median of 6.8% at 10.8%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 8.8 min against a local median of 11.1 min, 20% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 20% below the local median it puts Harmon County, OK at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 7.3% on work from home, so Harmon County, OK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Harmon County, OK has the highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Harmon County, Oklahoma.
How much does the average commute cost workers in Harmon County, Oklahoma?
Commuters here spend an estimated 74 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $2,280 at a typical national wage. That's 53% less than the typical Oklahoma commuter spends.
When is rush hour worst in Harmon County, Oklahoma?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Harmon County, Oklahoma. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Do people use public transit in Harmon County, Oklahoma?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.0% of commuters use it versus 0.3% in Oklahoma, meaning a personal vehicle is essential for most workers.
Where are the quickest and slowest commutes among counties in Oklahoma?
Among counties in Oklahoma, the shortest average commutes are in Cimarron County (4.8 min), Woods County (8.5 min), Harmon County (8.8 min). The longest are in Cotton County (30.4 min), Logan County (28.5 min), Lincoln County (28.0 min).