ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 400372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Creek County, Oklahoma

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.4 min one way; 10.1% worked from home, 79.4% drove alone, and 4.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Creek County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.4 min → 25.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.1%▲ 3.5 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 79.4%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Creek County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.4%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.1% worked from home.

Drive alone79.4% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.1% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 31,478 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Creek County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Creek County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 31,478 workers age 16+, including 28,307 workers with reported travel time and 3,171 home workers.

Population estimate72,830± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,478± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time28,307± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers3,171± 282 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Oklahoma commute records for Creek County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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