ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randolph County, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 7.0% worked from home, 81.0% drove alone, and 6.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.0%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 Randolph County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.1 min → 21.8 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.0%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.3% → 81.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Randolph County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 81.0%; 0.2% used public transit and 7.0% worked from home.

Drive alone81.0% ±2.8 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 10,456 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Randolph County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Randolph County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 10,456 workers age 16+, including 9,728 workers with reported travel time and 728 home workers.

Population estimate24,365± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,456± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time9,728± 451 MOE
Estimated home workers728± 201 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for Randolph County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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