ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29453262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Macon, Missouri

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.0 min one way; 4.7% worked from home, 84.9% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.9%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 Macon city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute19.6 min → 18.0 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 4.7%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 84.9%▼ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Macon city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 84.9%; 0.3% used public transit and 4.7% worked from home.

Drive alone84.9% ±4.1 pp
Carpool8.0% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.7% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,601 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Macon city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 12th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Macon city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,601 workers age 16+, including 2,480 workers with reported travel time and 121 home workers.

Population estimate5,466± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+2,601± 207 MOE
Workers with travel time2,480± 212 MOE
Estimated home workers121± 70 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Missouri commute records for Macon city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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