ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29463882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marshfield, Missouri

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.1 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 5.5%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 83.5%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,266 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,696± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+3,266± 273 MOE
Workers with travel time3,087± 256 MOE
Estimated home workers179± 106 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.