ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29616702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond, Missouri

Mean one-way trip34.8 min±9.5 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute25.3 min → 34.8 min▲ 9.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 1.8%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 4.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.2% → 77.6%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±5.2 pp
Carpool13.3% ±5.9 pp
Public transit4.0% ±4.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 2,456 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% 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.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,959± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+2,456± 227 MOE
Workers with travel time2,411± 234 MOE
Estimated home workers45± 34 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.