ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29491962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monett, Missouri

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute14.9 min → 19.0 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 7.2%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.6%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 79.5%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±5.7 pp
Carpool11.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.2% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 4,437 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

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

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,873± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+4,437± 437 MOE
Workers with travel time4,117± 424 MOE
Estimated home workers320± 145 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.