ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29476482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mexico, Missouri

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home2.1%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.7%±4.6 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 commute21.3 min → 18.8 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 2.1%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 82.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.7% ±4.6 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 4,659 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,477± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+4,659± 366 MOE
Workers with travel time4,562± 359 MOE
Estimated home workers97± 63 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.