ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Warren County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute30.0 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 9.0%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 80.5%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home9.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 17,747 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,177± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,747± 625 MOE
Workers with travel time16,148± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers1,599± 309 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.