ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Scott County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.1%±2.6 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 commute20.7 min → 18.6 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.4%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 83.1%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 17,628 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,933± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,628± 553 MOE
Workers with travel time16,852± 556 MOE
Estimated home workers776± 187 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.