ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 290852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hickory County, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 77.2% drove alone, and 19.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.2%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 Hickory County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.6 min → 30.7 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 6.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.2%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Hickory County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

Drive alone77.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool14.5% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home6.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,524 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Hickory County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 85th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Hickory County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,524 workers age 16+, including 2,371 workers with reported travel time and 153 home workers.

Population estimate8,585± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,524± 295 MOE
Workers with travel time2,371± 289 MOE
Estimated home workers153± 91 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for Hickory County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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