ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

DeKalb County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 commute29.4 min → 31.1 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 9.9%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 76.6%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±3.9 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,128 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,876± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,128± 208 MOE
Workers with travel time3,720± 226 MOE
Estimated home workers408± 115 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.