ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29083982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bridgeton, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute24.7 min → 21.2 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 12.6%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 77.0%▼ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±4.7 pp
Carpool7.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.6% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 5,324 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,369± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+5,324± 419 MOE
Workers with travel time4,653± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers671± 146 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.