Commuting in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Pawnee County spend about 54 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 225 hours, about 9.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 42% more time on the road than the Oklahoma average of 19.0 minutes each way, a difference of 8.0 minutes.
Pawnee County holds about 0.4% of Oklahoma's population but accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Pawnee County would save about 90 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,789 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)
Pawnee County
27.0 min
54.0 min
225 hrs/yr
$6,973
480
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
27.0
minutes to get to work in
Pawnee County.
That's 20% longer than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Among the 5 slowest counties in Oklahoma
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 4.3% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Pawnee County
Car:
91.6%
Worked at Home:
4.3%
Walked:
2.9%
Other:
0.7%
Bicycle:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
0.2%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Public transit is essentially absent in Pawnee County, versus 0.3% in Oklahoma.
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Pawnee County, versus 0.1% in Oklahoma.
Commute Mode Trends in Pawnee County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Pawnee 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
2009
93.0%
3.5%
1.8%
1.4%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
2010
92.8%
4.0%
1.3%
1.5%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2011
92.5%
3.7%
1.1%
2.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
2012
92.0%
3.6%
2.2%
1.7%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
91.9%
3.2%
2.8%
1.8%
0.0%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
91.5%
2.7%
3.1%
1.9%
0.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
2015
92.1%
2.5%
3.1%
1.6%
0.1%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
2016
91.6%
3.7%
3.1%
1.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.4%
0.0%
2017
91.7%
4.1%
2.3%
1.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.4%
0.0%
2018
91.1%
5.3%
1.5%
1.5%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
2019
91.1%
6.2%
1.0%
1.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2020
90.9%
6.3%
1.0%
1.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
2021
91.2%
5.4%
1.7%
1.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
92.0%
5.4%
1.6%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
92.3%
4.5%
2.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2024
91.6%
4.3%
2.9%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share bottomed out in 2020 at 90.9%. Overall it fell from 93.0% in 2009 to 91.6% in 2024, down 1.4 percentage points. It has fallen in the latest release.
Walking gained the most ground in Pawnee County: its share of workers rose from 1.8% in 2009 to 2.9% in 2024, up 1.1 percentage points. Most of that increase, 1.9 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Working from home peaked at 6.3% in 2020 and has since fallen back to 4.3%.
Commute Start Times in Pawnee County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Pawnee County?
The bars show when commuters in Pawnee 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 AMPawnee County6.1%Oklahoma5.3%
6.1%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPawnee County5.5%Oklahoma3.7%
5.5%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPawnee County5.5%Oklahoma4.8%
5.5%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPawnee County11.8%Oklahoma8.5%
11.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPawnee County8.3%Oklahoma10.0%
8.3%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPawnee County16.1%Oklahoma15.2%
16.1%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPawnee County14.1%Oklahoma14.5%
14.1%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPawnee County9.2%Oklahoma10.7%
9.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPawnee County2.9%Oklahoma4.8%
2.9%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPawnee County4.6%Oklahoma5.7%
4.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPawnee County3.3%Oklahoma2.7%
3.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPawnee County0.7%Oklahoma1.2%
0.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPawnee County6.3%Oklahoma6.2%
6.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPawnee County5.6%Oklahoma6.6%
5.6%
Pawnee CountyOklahomaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Pawnee County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.1% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.2% across Oklahoma. Early starts are more common than in Oklahoma: 17.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.9% there. The morning rush is more spread out than in Oklahoma: 47.7% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (20.4%) 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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
Pawnee County
Oklahoma
United States
2009
7:22 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:23 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:20 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:21 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:21 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:21 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:22 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:23 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:20 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:20 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:19 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:20 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:21 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:22 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:18 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:24 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Pawnee County were on the road by 7:24 AM, 2 minutes later than in 2009 (7:22 AM). That goes against the trend across Oklahoma, where the typical commuter now leaves 4 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Pawnee County now leave 14 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Pawnee County has moved 5 minutes later. The 2024 release is the latest typical start for Pawnee County in the whole series.
How does Pawnee County's commute time compare?
Metric
Pawnee County
Oklahoma
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
27.0 min
19.0 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.3%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.9%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Pawnee County is 27.0 minutes, longer than the 19.0 minutes in Oklahoma.
0.0% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Oklahoma. 2.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.8% in Oklahoma.
Pawnee County, OK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Pawnee County, OK is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 15,795 residents against a local median of 45,997. Pawnee County, OK's work from home, at 4.3%, runs 52% below the 8.8% typical of the counties around it.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 27.0 min against a local median of 22.6 min, 20% above it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 20% above the local median it puts Pawnee County, OK at the weaker end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 5.4% on work from home, so Pawnee County, OK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Pawnee County, OK has the 6th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Pawnee County, Oklahoma.
Is living in Pawnee County, Oklahoma good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 225 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $6,973 at a typical national wage. That's 42% more than the typical Oklahoma commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Pawnee County, Oklahoma?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
How common is public transit use in Pawnee 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.
Which counties in Oklahoma have the fastest and slowest commutes?
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).