ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40020502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anadarko, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.4 min → 19.6 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 2.4%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 3.2%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 76.1%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±6.7 pp
Carpool15.4% ±6.1 pp
Public transit3.2% ±4.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home2.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 2,117 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,572± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+2,117± 227 MOE
Workers with travel time2,066± 218 MOE
Estimated home workers51± 42 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.