ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · OK · GEOID 401092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±0.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±0.4 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±0.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.6 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.8%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 76.0%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±0.6 pp
Carpool9.6% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.8% ±0.4 pp

Each share uses 383,943 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate806,199± — MOE
Workers age 16+383,943± 2,909 MOE
Workers with travel time342,573± 2,755 MOE
Estimated home workers41,370± 1,680 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 nearby records

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