ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute23.3 min → 22.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 15.9%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 74.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±0.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 133,585 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate258,122± — MOE
Workers age 16+133,585± 1,822 MOE
Workers with travel time112,409± 1,782 MOE
Estimated home workers21,176± 1,297 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.