ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40611502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Purcell, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute24.7 min → 19.2 min▼ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.0%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.1% → 82.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±4.7 pp
Carpool9.4% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 2,903 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% 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.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,803± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+2,903± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time2,672± 287 MOE
Estimated home workers231± 102 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.