ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pulaski County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone61.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute18.5 min → 19.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 15.7%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.9% → 61.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk12.7% ±3.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.7% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 27,823 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate53,894± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,823± 1,249 MOE
Workers with travel time23,453± 1,248 MOE
Estimated home workers4,370± 986 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.