ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40066002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blackwell, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone84.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute20.6 min → 22.7 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 3.6%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 84.1%▲ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.8% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home3.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 2,671 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,042± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+2,671± 224 MOE
Workers with travel time2,575± 220 MOE
Estimated home workers96± 51 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.