ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29572782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pevely, Missouri

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±8.6 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 commute26.3 min → 25.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 8.9%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 3.1%▲ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.5% → 75.3%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±8.6 pp
Carpool12.0% ±6.5 pp
Public transit3.1% ±4.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.9% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 3,067 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,055± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+3,067± 313 MOE
Workers with travel time2,794± 337 MOE
Estimated home workers273± 142 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.