ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29192522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

De Soto, Missouri

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±9.8 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±8.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±13.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.3%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 commute34.5 min → 36.4 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 15.7%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 73.0%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±13.6 pp
Carpool10.5% ±5.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.7% ±8.3 pp

Each share uses 2,964 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

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

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,470± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,964± 328 MOE
Workers with travel time2,498± 363 MOE
Estimated home workers466± 252 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.