ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29390442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kirkwood, Missouri

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±3.2 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 commute23.0 min → 20.4 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.8% → 23.0%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 68.6%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,129 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% 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 estimate29,363± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+14,129± 555 MOE
Workers with travel time10,882± 574 MOE
Estimated home workers3,247± 391 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.