ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 291872024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Francois County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 commute25.9 min → 25.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.6%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 79.5%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 26,778 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,999± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,778± 994 MOE
Workers with travel time24,749± 1,008 MOE
Estimated home workers2,029± 454 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.