ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Osage County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±2.8 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.1 min → 26.4 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.4%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 1.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 79.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 6,615 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,402± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,615± 256 MOE
Workers with travel time6,125± 283 MOE
Estimated home workers490± 134 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.