ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29312762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hazelwood, Missouri

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute23.3 min → 27.4 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.5%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.7%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 71.9%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±5.4 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.8 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.8 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.5% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 12,263 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,114± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+12,263± 720 MOE
Workers with travel time10,608± 810 MOE
Estimated home workers1,655± 547 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.