ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vernon County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute19.6 min → 19.4 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 11.8%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 73.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±4.4 pp
Carpool9.5% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.9 pp
Work from home11.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,278 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,687± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,278± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time7,303± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers975± 196 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.