ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Barry County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 → 23.7 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.5%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 72.3%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±3.0 pp
Carpool14.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 14,845 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,033± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,845± 504 MOE
Workers with travel time13,283± 541 MOE
Estimated home workers1,562± 270 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.