ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Reynolds County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute23.2 min → 27.4 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 6.7%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 74.6%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±5.6 pp
Carpool16.4% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 2,239 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,010± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,239± 160 MOE
Workers with travel time2,088± 156 MOE
Estimated home workers151± 63 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.