ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute19.0 min → 17.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 7.3%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 77.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 12,424 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,457± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,424± 484 MOE
Workers with travel time11,523± 447 MOE
Estimated home workers901± 238 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.