ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29031602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ballwin, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.5 min one way; 20.7% worked from home, 72.9% drove alone, and 2.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 Ballwin city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.7 min → 25.5 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.0% → 20.7%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 72.9%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ballwin city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.9%; 0.2% used public transit and 20.7% worked from home.

Drive alone72.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 16,059 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ballwin city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 51th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ballwin city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,059 workers age 16+, including 12,731 workers with reported travel time and 3,328 home workers.

Population estimate31,279± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+16,059± 752 MOE
Workers with travel time12,731± 707 MOE
Estimated home workers3,328± 443 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for Ballwin city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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