ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MO · GEOID 29738162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trenton, Missouri

Mean one-way trip12.0 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute12.5 min → 12.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 3.4%▼ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 77.9%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±5.9 pp
Carpool8.3% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk8.2% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home3.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 2,230 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,536± 118 MOE
Workers age 16+2,230± 189 MOE
Workers with travel time2,155± 193 MOE
Estimated home workers75± 40 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.