ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40551502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip17.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 → 17.3 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 4.1%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 80.9%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.3 pp
Carpool11.9% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.1% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,118 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% 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.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,348± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+4,118± 350 MOE
Workers with travel time3,950± 351 MOE
Estimated home workers168± 89 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.