ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40721002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip17.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute18.9 min → 17.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 5.6%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 71.2%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±4.3 pp
Carpool14.5% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk5.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 8,150 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.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,935± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+8,150± 421 MOE
Workers with travel time7,696± 452 MOE
Estimated home workers454± 177 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.