ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40378002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jenks, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.1%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 commute20.9 min → 20.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 14.7%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 75.8%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.7% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 12,948 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

0th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,102± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+12,948± 555 MOE
Workers with travel time11,051± 517 MOE
Estimated home workers1,897± 337 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.