ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29370002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson City, Missouri

Mean one-way trip15.5 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 commute15.5 min → 15.5 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 10.4%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 74.2%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 20,699 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,488± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+20,699± 650 MOE
Workers with travel time18,552± 729 MOE
Estimated home workers2,147± 374 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.