ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40367502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Idabel, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute14.1 min → 19.6 min▲ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 5.5%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 79.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±5.9 pp
Carpool11.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,528 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.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,987± 74 MOE
Workers age 16+2,528± 215 MOE
Workers with travel time2,388± 219 MOE
Estimated home workers140± 65 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.