ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pettis County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute19.3 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 76.0%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±2.0 pp
Carpool12.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 19,739 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,397± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,739± 624 MOE
Workers with travel time18,361± 600 MOE
Estimated home workers1,378± 248 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.