ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Phelps County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip19.1 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.7%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute20.1 min → 19.1 min▼ 1.0 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 transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 71.7%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.7% ±2.7 pp
Carpool14.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.0% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 19,053 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% 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 estimate45,194± — MOE
Workers age 16+19,053± 600 MOE
Workers with travel time17,648± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers1,405± 272 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.