ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40603502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Poteau, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute26.2 min → 21.4 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.4%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 82.8%▲ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.4 pp
Carpool9.2% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 3,238 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% 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.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,959± 54 MOE
Workers age 16+3,238± 261 MOE
Workers with travel time3,095± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers143± 66 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.