ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morgan County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute26.6 min → 28.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 11.6%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.0% → 64.3%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±3.6 pp
Carpool20.2% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home11.6% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 8,043 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% 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.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,717± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,043± 486 MOE
Workers with travel time7,113± 459 MOE
Estimated home workers930± 244 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.