ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stone County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute28.0 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 11.9%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 74.0%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±3.5 pp
Carpool10.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home11.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 12,354 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,048± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,354± 579 MOE
Workers with travel time10,880± 607 MOE
Estimated home workers1,474± 233 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.