ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29546502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Olivette, Missouri

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home28.1%±8.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.5%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 commute19.4 min → 18.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 28.1%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.4%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.9% → 63.8%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±6.6 pp
Carpool4.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home28.1% ±8.8 pp

Each share uses 4,274 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.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,645± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,274± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time3,073± 340 MOE
Estimated home workers1,201± 386 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.