ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29371782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jennings, Missouri

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone60.5%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute26.4 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 8.8%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit9.6% → 13.6%▲ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 60.5%▼ 11.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.5% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit13.6% ±4.6 pp
Walk6.3% ±6.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.8% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,986 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,918± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+4,986± 691 MOE
Workers with travel time4,546± 645 MOE
Estimated home workers440± 203 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.