ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cooper County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.0 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute28.1 min → 27.0 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 6.4%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 79.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 7,443 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

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

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,824± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,443± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time6,966± 265 MOE
Estimated home workers477± 95 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.