ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40654002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute23.3 min → 22.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 8.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 80.3%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 10,110 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,570± 160 MOE
Workers age 16+10,110± 443 MOE
Workers with travel time9,291± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers819± 159 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.