Commuting in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Pontotoc County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 128 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting. That is 19% less time on the road than the Oklahoma average of 19.0 minutes each way, a difference of 3.6 minutes.
Pontotoc County holds about 0.9% of Oklahoma's population but accounts for roughly 0.8% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Pontotoc County would save about 51 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,593 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)
Pontotoc County
15.4 min
30.8 min
128 hrs/yr
$3,982
594
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
15.4
minutes to get to work in
Pontotoc County.
That's 31% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Faster than 79% of counties in Oklahoma
The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM, followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by walking. About 4.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Pontotoc County
Car:
89.7%
Walked:
4.9%
Worked at Home:
4.2%
Other:
1.0%
Public Transportation:
0.3%
Motorcycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%unusually low
Bicycle:
< 0.1%unusually low
Taking a taxi is essentially absent in Pontotoc County, versus 0.1% in Oklahoma.
Biking is essentially absent in Pontotoc County, versus 0.2% in Oklahoma.
Commute Mode Trends in Pontotoc County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Pontotoc 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
Walked
Worked at Home
Other
Public Transportation
Motorcycle
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
93.9%
2.0%
2.7%
1.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2010
92.9%
2.5%
3.0%
0.8%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
2011
93.5%
2.2%
2.5%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
2012
92.6%
2.4%
2.7%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
2013
93.4%
2.2%
2.5%
1.2%
0.4%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
2014
93.1%
2.6%
2.5%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
2015
93.7%
2.4%
2.5%
0.7%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
2016
94.3%
1.8%
2.4%
0.7%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2017
95.2%
1.7%
1.8%
0.4%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2018
94.7%
2.1%
1.7%
0.5%
0.6%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
94.4%
2.1%
1.6%
0.8%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.3%
2020
93.7%
2.5%
1.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2021
92.2%
3.7%
2.3%
1.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
2022
90.8%
4.4%
3.2%
1.3%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
2023
90.7%
4.3%
3.7%
0.9%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2024
89.7%
4.9%
4.2%
1.0%
0.3%
0.1%
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 95.2%. Overall it fell from 93.9% in 2009 to 89.7% in 2024, down 4.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 7 releases.
Walking gained the most ground in Pontotoc County: its share of workers rose from 2.0% in 2009 to 4.9% in 2024, up 2.9 percentage points. Most of that increase, 2.8 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking overtook working from home to become the 2nd most common choice in the 2018 release and has stayed ahead since.
Commute Start Times in Pontotoc County
🦉Night OwlThe 3rd-latest start among Oklahoma's 77 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:47 AM.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Pontotoc County?
The bars show when commuters in Pontotoc 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 AMPontotoc County2.9%Oklahoma5.3%
2.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMPontotoc County1.9%Oklahoma3.7%
1.9%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMPontotoc County4.3%Oklahoma4.8%
4.3%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMPontotoc County4.5%Oklahoma8.5%
4.5%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMPontotoc County9.7%Oklahoma10.0%
9.7%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMPontotoc County13.8%Oklahoma15.2%
13.8%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMPontotoc County22.8%Oklahoma14.5%
22.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMPontotoc County15.4%Oklahoma10.7%
15.4%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMPontotoc County5.2%Oklahoma4.8%
5.2%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMPontotoc County4.6%Oklahoma5.7%
4.6%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMPontotoc County2.4%Oklahoma2.7%
2.4%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMPontotoc County0.8%Oklahoma1.2%
0.8%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMPontotoc County6.6%Oklahoma6.2%
6.6%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMPontotoc County5.1%Oklahoma6.6%
5.1%
Pontotoc CountyOklahomaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Pontotoc County is 7:30-7:59 AM, when 22.8% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Oklahoma. Early starts are less common than in Oklahoma: 9.1% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.9% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Oklahoma: 61.6% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (19.6%) 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc 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
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
United States
2009
7:47 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:47 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:47 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:46 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:44 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:43 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:41 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:42 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:43 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:43 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:45 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:46 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:47 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Pontotoc County were on the road by 7:47 AM, almost exactly the same as in 2009. Across Oklahoma, meanwhile, the typical commuter now leaves 4 minutes earlier than in 2009. Commuters in Pontotoc County now leave 9 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 Pontotoc County has moved 5 minutes later.
How does Pontotoc County's commute time compare?
Metric
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
15.4 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
08:00 AM – 08:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
4.2%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
4.9%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
0.3%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Pontotoc County is 15.4 minutes, shorter than the 19.0 minutes in Oklahoma.
The share of commuters using public transit is about the same as Oklahoma. 4.9% commute by walking, higher than the 1.8% in Oklahoma.
Pontotoc County, OK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Pontotoc County, OK is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 38,234 residents against a local median of 13,388. Where Pontotoc County, OK breaks from the counties next to it is work from home, sitting 48% below the local median of 8.1% at 4.2%.
One-way commute tells the same story from another angle: 15.4 min against a local median of 21.0 min, 26% below it. The one measure here that carries a verdict is one-way commute, and at 26% below the local median it puts Pontotoc County, OK at the better end of the local range. The counties themselves spread 9.1% on work from home, so Pontotoc County, OK sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Pontotoc County, OK has the 5th highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
What is the financial impact of commuting in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?
Commuters here spend an estimated 128 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $3,982 at a typical national wage. That's 19% less than the typical Oklahoma commuter spends.
What are the busiest morning travel hours in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?
Traffic peaks between 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM also sees a secondary bump.
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).