ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29383062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kennett, Missouri

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute17.3 min → 20.0 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 3.5%▼ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 78.8%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±4.5 pp
Carpool15.0% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.5% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 3,867 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.

21thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,196± 291 MOE
Workers age 16+3,867± 346 MOE
Workers with travel time3,731± 338 MOE
Estimated home workers136± 75 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.