ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oregon County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute20.9 min → 23.0 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 9.5%▼ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 76.4%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool12.2% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,189 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% 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 estimate8,673± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,189± 203 MOE
Workers with travel time2,885± 218 MOE
Estimated home workers304± 103 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.