Commuting in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Seminole County spend about 42 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 175 hours, about 7.3 full days, spent commuting. That is 10% more time on the road than the Oklahoma average of 19.0 minutes each way, a difference of 2.0 minutes.
Seminole County holds about 0.6% of Oklahoma's population and accounts for roughly 0.6% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Seminole County would save about 70 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $2,166 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)
Seminole County
21.0 min
41.9 min
175 hrs/yr
$5,415
650
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
21.0
minutes to get to work in
Seminole County.
That's 6% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
Slower than 71% of 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 8.1% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Seminole County
Car:
88.3%
Worked at Home:
8.1%
Walked:
2.3%
Other:
0.7%
Motorcycle:
0.4%unusually high
Bicycle:
< 0.1%
Taxi:
< 0.1%
Public Transportation:
< 0.1%unusually low
Riding a motorcycle is unusually common in Seminole County: 3.2 times more than the Oklahoma average (0.4% vs 0.1%).
Public transit is unusually rare in Seminole County: 4.7 times less than the Oklahoma average (0.1% vs 0.3%).
Commute Mode Trends in Seminole County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Seminole 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
Motorcycle
Public Transportation
Taxi
Bicycle
2009
91.5%
3.6%
2.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2010
92.6%
4.3%
1.6%
0.6%
0.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2011
93.9%
3.3%
1.0%
1.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
2012
92.1%
4.8%
1.8%
1.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2013
92.1%
4.7%
1.9%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2014
92.7%
3.8%
2.0%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2015
92.9%
3.7%
1.9%
1.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
2016
92.4%
4.3%
1.7%
1.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2017
92.2%
4.4%
1.8%
0.9%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2018
93.0%
3.6%
2.2%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.2%
2019
92.9%
4.1%
2.1%
0.5%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
92.2%
3.6%
3.1%
0.6%
0.2%
0.3%
0.1%
0.0%
2021
92.1%
4.1%
3.0%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
2022
90.8%
4.9%
3.4%
0.6%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
2023
90.4%
5.5%
2.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
2024
88.3%
8.1%
2.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2011 at 93.9%. Overall it fell from 91.5% in 2009 to 88.3% in 2024, down 3.2 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 6 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Seminole County: its share of workers rose from 3.6% in 2009 to 8.1% in 2024, up 4.5 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.0 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.8% to 2.3% of workers (down 0.5 percentage points).
Commute Start Times in Seminole County
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Seminole County?
The bars show when commuters in Seminole 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 AMSeminole County6.3%Oklahoma5.3%
6.3%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMSeminole County4.0%Oklahoma3.7%
4.0%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMSeminole County5.8%Oklahoma4.8%
5.8%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMSeminole County9.8%Oklahoma8.5%
9.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMSeminole County11.2%Oklahoma10.0%
11.2%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMSeminole County16.6%Oklahoma15.2%
16.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMSeminole County13.8%Oklahoma14.5%
13.8%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMSeminole County8.2%Oklahoma10.7%
8.2%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMSeminole County2.1%Oklahoma4.8%
2.1%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMSeminole County4.0%Oklahoma5.7%
4.0%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMSeminole County2.3%Oklahoma2.7%
2.3%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMSeminole County0.6%Oklahoma1.2%
0.6%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMSeminole County6.8%Oklahoma6.2%
6.8%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMSeminole County8.4%Oklahoma6.6%
8.4%
Seminole CountyOklahomaSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Seminole County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 16.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 15.2% across Oklahoma. Early starts are more common than in Oklahoma: 16.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 13.9% there. The morning rush looks much like Oklahoma's: 49.9% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 50.4% there. About 1 in 5 commuters (22.0%) 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 Seminole 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 Seminole 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 Seminole 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
Seminole County
Oklahoma
United States
2009
7:31 AM
7:39 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:38 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:27 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:26 AM
7:37 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:29 AM
7:36 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:30 AM
7:35 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:31 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:32 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:31 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:28 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:29 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:34 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:26 AM
7:34 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:23 AM
7:35 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Seminole County were on the road by 7:23 AM, 7 minutes earlier than in 2009 (7:31 AM). The shift is sharper than across Oklahoma, where the typical start moved 4 minutes earlier. Commuters in Seminole County now leave 15 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 Seminole County has moved 8 minutes earlier. The 2024 release is the earliest typical start for Seminole County in the whole series.
How does Seminole County's commute time compare?
Metric
Seminole County
Oklahoma
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
21.0 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
8.1%
9.4%
15.0%
Walked
2.3%
1.8%
2.4%
Public Transit
< 0.1%
0.3%
3.2%
The average commute time in Seminole County is 21.0 minutes, longer than the 19.0 minutes in Oklahoma.
0.1% commute by public transit, lower than the 0.3% in Oklahoma. 2.3% commute by walking, higher than the 1.8% in Oklahoma.
Seminole County, OK Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Seminole County, OK is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 23,493 residents against a local median of 34,218. Seminole County, OK sits close to the middle of its own neighbourhood. No measure below is more than 15% off the local median, so the choice between these counties turns on things this data does not capture.
The largest of those small differences is one-way commute, 13% above the local median at 21.0 min against 18.6 min. Seminole County, OK has the 4th lowest one-way commute of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Seminole County, Oklahoma.
Is living in Seminole County, Oklahoma good for avoiding long commute costs?
Commuters here spend an estimated 175 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $5,415 at a typical national wage. That's 10% more than the typical Oklahoma commuter spends.
When is peak congestion during the morning commute in Seminole County, Oklahoma?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Seminole 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.
Do people use public transit in Seminole County, Oklahoma?
Public transit usage is significantly lower here than typical: about 0.1% 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).