ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip38.4 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip26.6%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 commute33.8 min → 38.4 min▲ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.8%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.8% → 81.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool10.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 9,189 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

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

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,470± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,189± 444 MOE
Workers with travel time8,656± 457 MOE
Estimated home workers533± 172 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.