What is the average commute in McDonald County, Missouri?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in McDonald County, Missouri work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McDonald County, Missouri

Name: Commute estimates for McDonald County, Missouri
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.1 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 74.1% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home8.1%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone74.1%±2.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.2%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 McDonald County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.3 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 8.1%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 74.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McDonald County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.1%; 0.3% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.1% ±2.1 pp

Carpool13.4% ±3.0 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home8.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 9,465 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McDonald County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 67th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

67^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

57^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McDonald County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,465 workers age 16+, including 8,703 workers with reported travel time and 762 home workers.

Population estimate23,701± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,465± 443 MOE

Workers with travel time8,703± 404 MOE

Estimated home workers762± 226 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for McDonald County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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