ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40500502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip19.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute18.0 min → 19.3 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.6%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 80.2%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.4% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 14,599 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,758± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+14,599± 507 MOE
Workers with travel time13,494± 547 MOE
Estimated home workers1,105± 235 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.