ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40147002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Claremore, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.1%±2.9 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 commute21.3 min → 22.4 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 76.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 8,996 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,166± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+8,996± 358 MOE
Workers with travel time8,260± 356 MOE
Estimated home workers736± 117 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.