ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Callaway County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute23.7 min → 24.0 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 75.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 20,189 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate44,741± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,189± 650 MOE
Workers with travel time18,165± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers2,024± 375 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.