ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 → 28.3 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 10.3%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 78.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 49,738 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate105,950± — MOE
Workers age 16+49,738± 963 MOE
Workers with travel time44,632± 1,121 MOE
Estimated home workers5,106± 592 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.