ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29261822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fulton, Missouri

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute19.5 min → 18.4 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 9.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 70.3%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±4.4 pp
Carpool8.6% ±4.9 pp
Public transit2.3% ±2.5 pp
Walk7.0% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.7% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,409 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% 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 the shares

Population estimate12,617± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+4,409± 375 MOE
Workers with travel time3,980± 374 MOE
Estimated home workers429± 172 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.