ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laclede County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute20.7 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 3.9%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 78.0%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool14.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 16,129 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,390± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,129± 688 MOE
Workers with travel time15,493± 712 MOE
Estimated home workers636± 176 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.