ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Audrain County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute21.2 min → 21.7 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 3.8%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 83.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 10,001 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,548± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,001± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time9,616± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers385± 111 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.