ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29136002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesterfield, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home26.6%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute22.1 min → 21.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 26.6%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 67.3%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.6% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 23,771 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,574± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+23,771± 853 MOE
Workers with travel time17,453± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers6,318± 765 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.