ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40550002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±0.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±0.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±0.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute21.7 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 75.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±0.5 pp
Carpool9.8% ±0.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.9% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 344,459 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate697,125± 174 MOE
Workers age 16+344,459± 3,310 MOE
Workers with travel time306,872± 3,251 MOE
Estimated home workers37,587± 1,705 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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