ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newton County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip22.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute21.8 min → 22.3 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 8.6%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 78.1%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 26,500 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 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate60,118± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,500± 837 MOE
Workers with travel time24,223± 885 MOE
Estimated home workers2,277± 444 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.