ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sullivan County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute18.5 min → 19.6 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 4.5%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 74.6%▲ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±5.1 pp
Carpool18.8% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 2,573 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,857± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,573± 134 MOE
Workers with travel time2,457± 136 MOE
Estimated home workers116± 44 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.