ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Butler County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute19.2 min → 21.0 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 5.4%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 78.4%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.0% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 17,157 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,020± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,157± 649 MOE
Workers with travel time16,231± 640 MOE
Estimated home workers926± 248 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.