ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29617062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond Heights, Missouri

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home24.6%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.8%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 commute20.6 min → 17.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 24.6%▲ 9.9 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 0.8%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 70.8%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool2.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home24.6% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 5,346 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,153± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+5,346± 485 MOE
Workers with travel time4,031± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers1,315± 252 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.