ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buchanan County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute17.1 min → 17.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.3%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 80.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 38,334 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,568± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,334± 687 MOE
Workers with travel time35,549± 773 MOE
Estimated home workers2,785± 412 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.