ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Madrid County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone86.6%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute21.3 min → 21.3 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 3.3%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 86.6%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.6% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 6,271 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% 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.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,731± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,271± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time6,061± 287 MOE
Estimated home workers210± 88 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.