ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · OK · GEOID 40785002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warr Acres, Oklahoma

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute22.9 min → 21.8 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.6%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 78.3%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±5.7 pp
Carpool12.6% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,566 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,466± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+4,566± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time4,221± 353 MOE
Estimated home workers345± 152 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.