ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29465862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maryland Heights, Missouri

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.2%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute21.0 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 23.2%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 64.6%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±4.2 pp
Carpool8.0% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.2% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 16,003 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,880± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+16,003± 561 MOE
Workers with travel time12,288± 838 MOE
Estimated home workers3,715± 718 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.