ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Caldwell County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.0%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 commute32.7 min → 32.4 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 10.4%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 78.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool9.4% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 4,023 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,927± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,023± 159 MOE
Workers with travel time3,606± 177 MOE
Estimated home workers417± 97 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.