ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stoddard County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone87.4%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute22.4 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 3.0%▼ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.8% → 87.4%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.4% ±1.2 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home3.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 12,208 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,470± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,208± 460 MOE
Workers with travel time11,840± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers368± 152 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.