ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29049062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berkeley, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±10.0 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.3 min → 21.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 20.1%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 0.4%▼ 4.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 55.3%▼ 15.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±8.0 pp
Carpool21.0% ±8.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.9% ±2.0 pp
Work from home20.1% ±10.0 pp

Each share uses 3,338 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,123± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,338± 505 MOE
Workers with travel time2,668± 444 MOE
Estimated home workers670± 350 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.