ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camden County, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.1 min one way; 10.5% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 5.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 Camden County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.7 min → 22.1 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 74.1%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Camden County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 0.5% used public transit and 10.5% worked from home.

Drive alone74.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool10.7% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 17,733 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Camden County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 30th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% 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.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Camden County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,733 workers age 16+, including 15,869 workers with reported travel time and 1,864 home workers.

Population estimate43,667± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,733± 694 MOE
Workers with travel time15,869± 694 MOE
Estimated home workers1,864± 297 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for Camden County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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