ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40363002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hugo, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute14.2 min → 17.6 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 6.9%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 69.2%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±5.1 pp
Carpool19.1% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 1,873 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,182± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+1,873± 146 MOE
Workers with travel time1,743± 138 MOE
Estimated home workers130± 60 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.