ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40026002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ardmore, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip16.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute16.1 min → 16.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 4.2%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 78.1%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool13.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 11,171 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,877± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+11,171± 364 MOE
Workers with travel time10,706± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers465± 131 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.