ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ozark County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.7%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute29.0 min → 29.6 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 14.7%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 72.6%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±6.6 pp
Carpool10.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.7% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 3,046 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% 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.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,873± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,046± 243 MOE
Workers with travel time2,598± 270 MOE
Estimated home workers448± 160 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.