ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Madison County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute25.7 min → 23.9 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 11.0%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 74.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±5.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.0% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 5,309 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.

82thWork-from-home percentile

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

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,729± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,309± 318 MOE
Workers with travel time4,723± 335 MOE
Estimated home workers586± 162 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.