ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29272262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glasgow Village, Missouri

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±10.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.2%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 commute23.1 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 16.9%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 5.0%▲ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 74.3%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±9.1 pp
Carpool0.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit5.0% ±6.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home16.9% ±10.9 pp

Each share uses 1,978 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.

35thMean commute percentile

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

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,504± 1,306 MOE
Workers age 16+1,978± 659 MOE
Workers with travel time1,644± 566 MOE
Estimated home workers334± 242 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.