Cities in Oklahoma by mean travel time to work, 2024

Blanchard, OK had the highest mean travel time to work of 43 cities in 2024, at 28.7 minutes. Altus, OK had the lowest, at 11.1 minutes. The median was 20.8 minutes and the figure for Oklahoma was 22.4 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Blanchard, OK

Lowest11.1Altus, OK

Median20.843 cities

Oklahoma22.4History

All cities, 2024

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 minutes	Change on 2023
1	Blanchard, OK Estimated	28.7	-1.5
2	Newcastle, OK Estimated	27.5	-0.6
3	Coweta, OK Estimated	26.8	-0.6
4	Mustang, OK Estimated	26.4	-1.6
5	Choctaw, OK Estimated	26	+1.6
6	Glenpool, OK Estimated	24.3	+0.2
7	Bixby, OK Estimated	24.2	+0.2
7	Guthrie, OK Estimated	24.2	-0.6
9	Edmond, OK Estimated	23.3	-0.3
10	Moore, OK Estimated	22.9	-0.7
11	Midwest City, OK Estimated	22.8	-0.2
11	Yukon, OK Estimated	22.8	-0.9
13	Norman, OK Estimated	22.6	+0.4
14	Claremore, OK Estimated	22.4	+0.3
15	Oklahoma City, OK Estimated	22.2	0
16	El Reno, OK Estimated	22.1	0
17	Sapulpa, OK Estimated	22	-1.1
18	Broken Arrow, OK Estimated	21.9	+0.2
18	Duncan, OK Estimated	21.9	+1.4
20	Warr Acres, OK Estimated	21.8	-1.6
21	Owasso, OK Estimated	21.7	+0.4
22	Bethany, OK Estimated	20.8	+0.2
23	Jenks, OK Estimated	20.5	-0.2
23	Sand Springs, OK Estimated	20.5	0
25	Shawnee, OK Estimated	20.2	+0.3
26	Del City, OK Estimated	20.1	+0.1
27	Muskogee, OK Estimated	19.3	+0.5
28	Tulsa, OK Estimated	18.9	+0.2
29	Chickasha, OK Estimated	18.8	-0.3
30	Miami, OK Estimated	17.7	+0.7
31	Bartlesville, OK Estimated	17.5	+0.3
32	Tahlequah, OK Estimated	17.4	-1.3
33	Durant, OK Estimated	17	+0.8
34	Ardmore, OK Estimated	16.8	-0.3
35	Enid, OK Estimated	16.5	-0.6
36	McAlester, OK Estimated	16.3	+0.7
37	Lawton, OK Estimated	16.2	+0.3
38	Ponca City, OK Estimated	15.7	-0.1
39	Stillwater, OK Estimated	15.4	+0.1
40	Guymon, OK Estimated	14.4	+0.4
41	Elk City, OK Estimated	14	-1.4
42	Ada, OK Estimated	13.7	-0.7
43	Altus, OK Estimated	11.1	0

Other periods

2024
2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 3 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oklahoma by mean travel time to work, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oklahoma by mean travel time to work, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/oklahoma-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Oklahoma by mean travel time to work, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/oklahoma-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oklahoma by mean travel time to work, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/oklahoma-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

Blanchard, OK, with 28.7 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Altus, OK, with 11.1 minutes in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 cities have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.