ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29060042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Black Jack, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.5 min one way; 25.0% worked from home, 64.9% drove alone, and 3.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home25.0%±11.3 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 Black Jack city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +18.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.1 min → 27.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 25.0%▲ 18.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 64.9%▼ 12.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Black Jack city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.9%; 2.0% used public transit and 25.0% worked from home.

Drive alone64.9% ±9.2 pp
Carpool4.8% ±4.0 pp
Public transit2.0% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home25.0% ±11.3 pp

Each share uses 2,888 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Black Jack city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Black Jack city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,888 workers age 16+, including 2,167 workers with reported travel time and 721 home workers.

Population estimate6,589± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+2,888± 452 MOE
Workers with travel time2,167± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers721± 345 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 Black Jack 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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