ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Christian County, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.5 min one way; 10.2% worked from home, 78.7% drove alone, and 4.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 Christian County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.3 min → 25.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 10.2%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.0% → 78.7%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Christian County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.7%; 0.1% used public transit and 10.2% worked from home.

Drive alone78.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 44,189 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Christian County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Christian County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 44,189 workers age 16+, including 39,670 workers with reported travel time and 4,519 home workers.

Population estimate92,915± — MOE
Workers age 16+44,189± 1,134 MOE
Workers with travel time39,670± 1,059 MOE
Estimated home workers4,519± 526 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 Christian 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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