ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lewis County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute24.0 min → 23.8 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.0%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 81.1%▲ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.0% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,423 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,924± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,423± 220 MOE
Workers with travel time4,027± 281 MOE
Estimated home workers396± 171 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.