ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atchison County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.9%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute20.7 min → 20.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 6.1%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 1.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 81.9%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.9% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,531 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,187± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,531± 117 MOE
Workers with travel time2,377± 124 MOE
Estimated home workers154± 58 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.