ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40525002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norman, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute22.5 min → 22.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 12.0%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 71.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 65,116 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate129,672± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+65,116± 1,694 MOE
Workers with travel time57,275± 1,783 MOE
Estimated home workers7,841± 788 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.