ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29413482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.4%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute26.3 min → 25.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 20.8%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 71.4%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.4% ±2.0 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 52,764 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate103,656± 83 MOE
Workers age 16+52,764± 1,262 MOE
Workers with travel time41,790± 1,385 MOE
Estimated home workers10,974± 1,075 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.