ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Platte County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.4%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute24.0 min → 24.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 19.2%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 73.4%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.4% ±1.6 pp
Carpool5.4% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home19.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 58,554 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,371± — MOE
Workers age 16+58,554± 986 MOE
Workers with travel time47,314± 1,146 MOE
Estimated home workers11,240± 860 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.