ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maries County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip34.6 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 commute30.4 min → 34.6 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 6.8%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 79.1%▲ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.1% ±5.7 pp
Carpool11.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.8% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,514 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,450± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,514± 226 MOE
Workers with travel time3,274± 239 MOE
Estimated home workers240± 86 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.