ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29042222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone64.4%±11.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute31.9 min → 26.5 min▼ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 18.8%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 3.3%▼ 6.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 64.4%▼ 14.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.4% ±11.2 pp
Carpool13.2% ±7.8 pp
Public transit3.3% ±2.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home18.8% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 3,852 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

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

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,498± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,852± 633 MOE
Workers with travel time3,126± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers726± 276 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.