ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40663502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Seminole, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip17.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±3.8 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 commute18.3 min → 17.2 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 4.0%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 82.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±3.8 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.3% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 2,760 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% 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.

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 estimate7,194± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+2,760± 186 MOE
Workers with travel time2,649± 195 MOE
Estimated home workers111± 42 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.