ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute24.5 min → 27.2 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 11.0%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.8% → 76.9%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±5.5 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.0% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 4,347 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,965± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,347± 322 MOE
Workers with travel time3,871± 345 MOE
Estimated home workers476± 212 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.